90% of adults are at risk for health condition most have never heard of, survey finds

About 9 in 10 U.S. adults have not heard of health condition that affects nearly 90% of people.

That’s the word from the American Heart Association, which surveyed about 4,000 people on their awareness of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, a newly defined health condition that includes heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes and obesity.

Most U.S. adults have at least one risk factor for CKM syndrome including high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol, high blood glucose (sugar), excess weight and reduced kidney function.

The interplay of these risk factors increases the risk for heart attack, stroke and heart failure more than any one of them alone, experts say.

Fortunately, most CKM risks are reversible with changes to their eating pattern, physical activity and approp