There are several risk factors of cardiovascular disease that include hypertension, obesity and diabetes. Metabolic syndrome is a combination of the aforementioned factors in addition to insulin resistance and high cholesterol that can greatly increase an individual’s odds of developing cardiovascular disease. We have learned that these risk factors are consistently higher among ethnic minorities than Caucasians due to several different reasons; socioeconomics, lack of insurance, lack of higher education, demographics, etc... As people migrate into the US from their native homelands, they become accustomed to the US lifestyle, unfortunately one that includes adopting a poor diet that consists of refined sugars, high fat contents and calorie-dense
