Abstract:
Introduction. Metabolic syndrome in the past decade knows an alarming growth worldwide
Each year 3.2 million people around the world die from complications of the metabolic
syndrome. The Oman Family Study reported a prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the world of
23%. In the Republic of Moldova, based on the International Diabetic Federation (2009),
prevalence is estimated at 23,7%. The treatment of metabolic syndrome is often symptomatic
and patients have to take medications for each disorder. Disadvantage of these medications is
that they don’t treat the pathology, but only relieve symptoms and help to maintain the values of
analyzes in normal limits. An alternative solution of this problem can serve gastric bypass
surgery.
