代谢综合征(Metabolic syndrome,MS)是一组临床症候群。随着经济的发展和人们生活水平的提高以及生活方式的改变,MS的发病率急剧升高,已成为一种新的慢性病和公共卫生问题,现就MS的最新研究进展作一综述。1概念自1997年Zimmet等提出MS概念以来,各国基于不同的出发点和适用目的, Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a group of clinical syndromes. With the economic development and the improvement of people’s living standards and lifestyle changes, the incidence of MS has risen sharply and has become a new chronic disease and public health problem. The latest research progress of MS is reviewed. 1 Concept Since Zimmet put forward the concept of MS in 1997, all countries, based on different starting points and applicable purposes,