"According to the NIH definition, metabolic disorder is present if a patient has any three or more symptoms: a waist measuring at least 40 inches for men and 35 inches for women; levels of triglycerides — fats that circulate in the blood — of at least 150 milligrams per deciliter; HDL levels of less than 40 mgs in men and less than 50 mgs in women; blood pressure of at least 135/80; and blood sugar of at least 110 mgs."

More pseudo science.
If I eat lots of sugar donuts, ring-dings and such as a couch potato, I will have a waist >40 inches. Now given that of course it's highly likely that my fats are high along with my blood pressure, etc. In other words isn't it obvious that these are expected correlations for someone with poor dietary habits?

-philw