Table 3.

Current therapeutic approaches to the treatment of metabolic syndrome

Primary prevention
Healthy lifestyle promotion
Small weight loss
Moderate physical activity
Dietary restriction in calorie intake
Change in dietary composition
Drug intervention for treatment of individual components
Atherogenic dyslipidemia
Statins
Fibrates
Nicotinic acid
Elevated blood pressure
No particular agent is preferred, although ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers may carry advantage in patients with metabolic disorders
Insulin resistance and hyperglycemia
Metformin
Thiazolidinediones
Acarbose
Orlistat

Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme.