Metabolic Syndrome Diagnosis and Education Trial

Patients will be told that they have the metabolic syndrome and will subsequently watch two 10-minute videos on the metabolic syndrome and on getting started with exercise. They also receive all the paper-based educational material as in arm 2

Patients will be told that they have the metabolic syndrome and will subsequently receive paper-based educational material on the metabolic syndrome,pre-diabetes, and hypertension. They also receive pamphlets on dietary management of high cholesterol and triglycerides, and the importance of exercise and weight loss.