Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in Pre-diabetic & Pre-hypertensive Subjects

Inclusion Criteria: * Pre-diabetes * Pre-hypertensives * LDL-Cholesterol \>= 100 \< 190 mg/dl * BMI \>= 23 * Estimated GFR \>= 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 (MDRD equation) * Willing to participate and provide written inform consent Exclusion Criteria: * Current involved in other studied medications * Regular use of corticosteroids * Current use of weight loss medication * History of renal disease * Active liver disease including jaundice, chronic hepatitis with ALT \>= 2.5 the upper normal limit * Active malignancy * Major psychiatric disorder * Diseases and medications that affect glucose tolerance (e.g. pheochromocytoma, Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, steroid-dependent asthma, protease inhibitors, antipsychotics) * Nursing women, pregnant women, or those that plan to become pregnant in the study period