Metabolic Syndrome is the association of various pathologies related to poor health of the metabolism. Thus, it can group cardiovascular diseases with obesity and type 2 diabetes among other health issues. Currently, it affects 1 in 4 adults worldwide. 

This article by Nuria Güil-Oumrait from ISGlobal, shows an association between the prenatal exposure to EDs  and the appearance of a metabolic syndrome in children.