Metabolic Syndrome Found in Nearly One-Fourth of Workers
Wolters Kluwer Health: LippincottThe combination of health risks known as metabolic syndrome affects slightly less than a quarter of the U.S. workforce and is linked to increased absenteeism and poorer health status, reports a study in the October Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).