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This paper explores the effectiveness of the Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (ATP III) recommendations for diagnosing metabolic syndrome in people from specific racial and ethnic groups. More than 50 million adult Americans have metabolic syndrome. Some racial and ethnic minority groups have much higher percentages of the...