Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome refers to the condition that many chronically stressed people face regarding weight gain. Stressed individuals often gain more weight than they should based on the calories they consume.

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Increasing blood levels of vitamin D are linked to a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome, as well as improved "good" cholesterol levels. The lowest levels of the sunshine vitamin were associated with a 31% prevalence of metabolic syndrome, compared to only 10% for people with the highest average levels. Read Full Story
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Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical disorders that increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. One in five people have metabolic syndrome. Studies suggest that about 25 percent of Americans are affected with metabolic syndrome. Symptoms of Metabolic Syndrome If you say yes to at least three of these you have metabolic syndrome. You have high blood pressure (130/85 mmHG or greater) You have a high amount of sugar in your blood (110 mg/dL or or greater) You are overweight or obese and carry the weight around your middle. For men, your waist measures greater than 40 inches around. For women ... Read Full Story
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Increased intakes of antioxidant carotenoids, and particularly lycopene, may reduce the risk of developing the metabolic syndrome by about 50%, according to a new study. Read Full Story
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What is metabolic syndrome? metabolic syndrome x An association between certain metabolic disorders and cardiovascular disease has been known since the 1940s. In the 1980s this association became more clearly defined and the term metabolic syndrome (also known as syndrome X or the dysmetabolic syndrome) was coined to designate a cluster of metabolic risk factors that come together in a single individual. In more current times, the term metabolic syndrome is found throughout medical literature and in the lay press as well. There are slight differences in the criteria of diagnosis - depending on which authority is quoted. Regardless, the concept of a clustering ... Read Full Story
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Modification of the NAD+/NADH Ratio via Oxaloacetic Acid Supplementation to Mimic Calorie Restriction Metabolic Pathways and Increase Lifespan - Alan Cash, PhD at the 2009 A4M Orlando Conference. Read Full Story
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I was reading the Global Post this morning and came across this piece, which prompted a major double-take: In Japan, being thin isn’t just the price you pay for fashion or social acceptance. It’s the law. . . . In Japan, already the slimmest industrialized nation, people are fighting fat to ward off dreaded metabolic syndrome and comply with a government-imposed waistline standard. Metabolic syndrome, known here simply as “metabo,” is a...  
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Metabolic syndrome — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of conditions related to insulin resistance. Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com  
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Are you on a good diet? Exercise a lot but still struggle with losing weight? It may not be the diet. It may be where you are carrying your weight. It's called the apple shape, excess weight around your mid section. This is one risk factor for what doctors are calling the metabolic syndrome.  
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ViMulti's proprietary blend was designed with years of research and data to target many of the challenges that we face today such as Metabolic Syndrome, weight loss, insomnia and depression.  
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Childbearing is associated directly with future development of the metabolic syndrome abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, insulin resistance and other cardiovascular disease risk factors and for women who have had gestational diabetes, the risk is more than twice greater, according to a study co-  
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A cluster of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus, which occur together more often than by chance alone, have become known as the metabolic syndrome. The risk factors include raised blood pressure, dyslipidemia (raised triglycerides and lowered high-density lipoprotein cholesterol), raised fasting glucose, and central obesity. Various diagnostic criteria have been proposed by different organizations over the...  
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Washington, Sept 30 (ANI): Researchers from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have found a possible link between metabolic syndrome and liver disease in obese teenaged boys. In the study, researchers have found strong association between metabolic syndrome and elevated levels of the liver enzyme alanine aminotransferase (ALT), a marker of NAFLD. However, study leader Dr Rose C. [...]  
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