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This paper has been getting a lot of attention in the Dietetics community; worth a read.

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[–] sizzler@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

As opposed to cardiovascular apparently

Cardiometabolic risk factors include, at minimum, abdominal obesity (waistline 40 inches or more in men, 35 inches or more in women); high fasting triglycerides; low ‘good’ HDL cholesterol; and elevated blood pressure. These four factors together are often referred to as metabolic syndrome.

https://www.nutritionletter.tufts.edu/ask-experts/q-what-is-cardiometabolic-disease-and-how-is-it-different-from-cardiovascular-disease/