http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:09:38 PST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/invisible/metabolic-syndrome-costs.php Invisible Disabilities Risk factors for metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and elevated blood lipid levels, can increase a person's healthcare costs nearly 1.6-fold, or about $2,000 per year. For each additional risk factor those costs rise an average of 24%. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:22:59 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/invisible/metabolic-syndrome-costs.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/invisible/look-like.php Invisible Disabilities Just because you see someone at the grocery store pushing a cart, don't assume that they're not being truthful about being disabled. For all you really know, after making a short trip to the store, they may be flat on their back when they get home, and in a considerable amount of discomfort. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:17:48 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/invisible/look-like.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/invisible/anosmia.php Invisible Disabilities Lack of sight or sound is to be blind or deaf. Lack of the sense of touch is called Somatosensory deficit or disability. Lack of the sense of taste is known as ageusia and the lack of the sense of smell is called anosmia. Each of these disabilities is a communication disorder. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:35:02 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/invisible/anosmia.php