Various metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease, cachexia, obesity, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis can be treated with a combination of a direct PPAR-gamma agonist and a Compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (I) Three of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are hydrogen and the remainder are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, methyl, ethyl, perfluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, and perfluoromethoxy； and m is 0, 2 or 4. R6 is hydrogen, O or hydroxy, and X is —OR7, wherein R7 is hydrogen or alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms； or R6 is hydrogen, and X is —NR8R9, wherein R8 is hydrogen or hydroxy and R9 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl. When X is —NR8R9, hydroxy none of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 is hydroxy.
