High blood pressure, diabetes, high blood fat levels. Three well-known chronic diseases with the same underlying cause. Obesity, or obesity in medical terms.

The abnormal build-up of fat in the body produces inflammatory substances that increase the risk of these diseases, partly through insulin resistance. Although we can see the excess weight on our bodies and feel its impact on our quality of life (e.g. the ability to cope with everyday stress), the consequences remain silent for a long time. If left untreated, they can lead to serious complications.

Untreated high blood pressure can lead to cardiovascular disease (heart attack, stroke, heart failure) and kidney damage, while diabetes can cause eye, kidney and nervous system complications... High cholesterol is the most important risk factor for atherosclerosis and causes no symptoms, but can only be diagnosed by laboratory tests. And diabetes accelerates this process, contributing to the development of heart disease.

These diseases are closely linked, partly causing and partly aggravating each other. This is known as the cardiometabolic syndrome, which can lead to strokes or heart attacks, which are often fatal.

At the MIND Clinic, we apply in daily practice the clinical concept of complex management of cardiometabolic syndrome proposed by the American Heart Association at the end of 2023.

Many people seek medical advice and help when they have already developed one of the co-morbidities, or worse, when they need hospital treatment for late-stage complications.

Ideally, however, early treatment of obesity (10-15% weight loss) could prevent the development of later stages of the syndrome. This requires a targeted therapy of obesity, for which the MIND Clinic provides advanced medical and technical assistance (complex lifestyle therapy by measuring changes in body composition and specific monitoring of metabolic processes, indirect calorimetry).

Depending on how advanced the co-morbidities are, current complex medical care can even reverse some pathologies (which previously required a lifetime of symptomatic treatment) and bring diabetes back to a normal carbohydrate metabolism stage, for example.

At the MIND Clinic, we perform a complex assessment of the cardiometabolic syndrome for all patients, regardless of the stage of the cardiometabolic syndrome at which they present to our clinic. This includes the assessment and, if necessary, care and treatment of obesity, blood pressure, diabetes and lipid metabolism. We place great emphasis on diagnosing and providing complex treatment for any complications that may have already developed - fatty liver, kidney disease, cardiovascular disease.