• Abdominal obesity has been strongly linked to cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, and other metabolic and vascular diseases. (wikipedia.org)
  • Researchers first started to focus on abdominal obesity in the 1980s when they realized it had an important connection to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Abdominal obesity was more closely related with metabolic dysfunctions connected with cardiovascular disease than was general obesity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Abdominal obesity is linked with higher cardiovascular events among South Asian ethnic population. (wikipedia.org)
  • Metabolic syndrome is associated with abdominal obesity, blood lipid disorders, inflammation, insulin resistance, full-blown diabetes, and increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Based on studies, it is evident that obesity has a strong association with vascular and metabolic disease which could potentially be linked to Alzheimer's disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Metabolic syndrome is defined as a group of coexisting metabolic risk factors, such as central obesity, lipid disorders, carbohydrate disorders, and arterial hypertension. (hindawi.com)
  • According to the 2005 IDF criteria, subsequently revised in 2009, abdominal obesity is identified as the waist circumference of ≥80 cm in women and ≥94 cm in men. (hindawi.com)
  • Abdominal obesity is the major disorder constituting a base for the development of metabolic syndrome. (hindawi.com)
  • Evidence from the conducted studies has revealed that abdominal obesity (assessed based on the waist circumference) plays a very important role in the development of metabolic disorders and in the assessment of cardiovascular risk. (hindawi.com)
  • Overweight/obesity is not only a health burden in itself but also linked to many metabolic diseases. (springer.com)
  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia are common in patients with DM, placing them at increased risk for cardiac events [ 10 , 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • This has led to an increasing evidence for abdominal obesity indices such as waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) as predictors of CVD [ 16 , 17 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • ABSTRACT Studies have shown that cardiovascular risk factors, such as obesity, blood lipid levels, start early in childhood and some are on the rise in children. (who.int)
  • Methods: Metabolic syndrome is ≥3 of the following: hypertriglyceridemia, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, hypertension, abdominal obesity, and high serum glucose. (natap.org)
  • Obesity is a major risk factor for both cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders like diabetes. (diabetesnews.com)
  • Researchers say the time of day at which men with type 2 diabetes and obesity or overweight performed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity made a difference in their cardiovascular fitness and health risks. (diabetesnews.com)
  • Obesity and metabolic syndrome (O&MS) due to the worldwide obesity epidemic affects children at all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) including dialysis and after kidney transplantation. (springer.com)
  • In this CPR, we discuss the management of obesity and metabolic syndrome (O&MS) in children and adolescents with CKD stages 2-5 and on dialysis, as well as after kidney transplantation, focusing on non-pharmacological treatment (diet, physical activity and behavior modification). (springer.com)
  • And this genetically driven obesity is independent of food consumption or metabolic activity on the part of the mouse. (acsh.org)
  • Symptoms include high blood sugar, high triglycerides, low HDL ("good") cholesterol, high blood pressure and central obesity (a large waist circumference). (naturalnews.com)
  • The risk factors for metabolic syndrome are related to obesity. (healthline.com)
  • However, even in the absence of the hyperglycaemic state which characterizes type 2 diabetic patients, non diabetic individuals with a specific form of obesity, named abdominal obesity, often show clustering metabolic abnormalities which include high triglyceride levels, increased apolipoprotein B, small dense low density lipoproteins and decreased high density lipoproteins-cholesterol levels, a hyperinsulinemic-insulin resistant state, alterations in coagulation factors as well as an inflammatory profile. (researchgate.net)
  • This agglomeration of abnormalities has been referred to as the metabolic syndrome which can be identified by the presence of three of the five following variables: abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride concentrations, low HDL-cholesterol levels, increased blood pressure and elevated fasting glucose. (researchgate.net)
  • Metabolic syndrome linked to abdominal obesity is also predictive of recurrent coronary events both in post-myocardial infarction patients and among coronary artery disease men who underwent a revascularization procedures. (researchgate.net)
  • It is suggested that until the epidemic progression of obesity is stopped and obesity prevented or at least properly managed, cardiologists will be confronted to an evolving contribution of risk factors where smoking, hypercholesterolemia and hypertension may be relatively less prevalent but at the expense of a much greater contribution of abdominal obesity and related features of the metabolic syndrome. (researchgate.net)
  • Although the body mass index has been a convenient and simple index of obesity at the population level, studies have shown that obesity defined by body mass index alone is a remarkably heterogeneous condition with varying cardiovascular and metabolic manifestations across individuals. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Lifestyle, pharmacological, and surgical interventions allow a multidisciplinary approach to overweight/obesity that may improve outcomes and align with a public health message to combat the growing epidemic of obesity worldwide and to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Waist circumference and waist-hip ratio better estimate abdominal obesity driving insulin resistance. (sdgln.com)
  • Metabolic syndrome--a combination of risk factors that may lead to high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke--is one of the results of the obesity epidemic. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Figures from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) indicate that "metabolically healthy obesity" - defined as obesity without any associated metabolic disorders, such as hypertension or raised blood glucose - had more than doubled in the overall population from 1999 to 2018, but still remained a small proportion of the overall rising population with obesity. (medscape.com)
  • This measure is supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) as both a more accurate assessment of obesity than BMI as well as a better predictor of cardiovascular risk (WHR ≥ 0.90 cm in men and ≥ 0.85 cm in women identifies significant metabolic risk, according to the WHO), said Heymsfield, of Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (medscape.com)
  • Metabolically healthy obesity" was defined as a BMI of 30 kg/m 2 or higher without any metabolic disorders, such as high blood pressure, increase in fasting plasma glucose, or changes in lipids, based on established cutoffs. (medscape.com)
  • Obesity, hypertension and dyslipidaemia are closely associated with cardiovascular disease 3 and the prevalence of these factors has increased in recent decades4. (bvsalud.org)
  • Correlation, logistic regression and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve analyses were used to evaluate obesity measurement relationships with metabolic risk phenotypes and type 2 diabetes. (ucc.ie)
  • Researchers discovered that there were not only zero benefits from consuming "diet" foods and drinks containing these artificial sweeteners (known as "non-nutritive sweeteners," since they offer no calories), but they were associated with "increases in weight and waist circumference, and higher incidence of obesity, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular events. (draxe.com)
  • The incidence of metabolic syndrome often parallels that of obesity and type 2 diabetes. (msdmanuals.com)
  • According to this infographic, the characteristics of the metabolic syndrome reunite three of the top five most deadly factors above (HTA, sugar, and obesity). (successlaboratory.life)
  • Obesity is related to increased waist circumference, visceral fat, and messy cholesterol values . (successlaboratory.life)
  • We investigated the differences between lean NAFLD and NAFLD in overweight and obese persons, factors associated with the severity of liver and cardiovascular disease, and the effects of visceral obesity. (unimi.it)
  • Clinical diagnosis is made on the basis of the presence of 3 of 5 conditions: 1) high triglyceride level, 2) low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level, 3) high fasting blood glucose level, 4) presence of central obesity (ie, high waist circumference), and 5) high blood pressure ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • There is evidence that PF and UPF are related with disease outcomes (obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer), and mortality but the metabolic signatures according to the degrees of processing is unknown. (who.int)
  • Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is the denomination proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) 42 , which designates a set of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), such as visceral obesity, dyslipidemia, high hypertension, glucose intolerance and insulin resistance 32 , which frequently are presented together. (bvsalud.org)
  • The relatively high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is a worldwide phenomenon that seems to be increasing in parallel with the obesity prevalence 16 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Introduction of primary prophylaxis in those people to limit the development of diabetes mellitus type 2 and cardiovascular diseases should be considered. (hindawi.com)
  • Those factors increase the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases of atherosclerotic etiology and diabetes mellitus type 2 [ 1 , 5 - 9 ], which are the main cause of premature deaths among most of the European and US population [ 10 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Using Framingham risk scores, 61% of the subjects had elevated 10-year risk of developing cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), with no significant difference in gender prevalence. (hindawi.com)
  • Among its consequences, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases stand out, which can be diagnosed during childhood, potentiate morbidity and mortality throughout life. (intechopen.com)
  • Choosing almonds as a snack may be a simple way to help fight the onset of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Compared to the general population, individuals with depression have an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. (frontiersin.org)
  • Projections assume that depression will be the leading cause of disability worldwide by 2030 ( 9 ), which might be partly due to the high comorbidity with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) ( 10 , 11 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) occurrence were associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Mediterranean diet (MD), but few studies have been conducted to explore the combined effect. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Findings raise concerns about the safety of chronic diet soda consumption, which may increase belly fat and contribute to greater risk of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Moreover, the ingestion of food with high fat content (especially trans fat), cholesterol and carbohydrates in childhood can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases manifested in adulthood, which makes early diagnosis key 14 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Department of Cardiovascular Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Aging Istituto Superiore di Sanità Rome Italy. (bvsalud.org)
  • In men, a more than 94 centimetres waist circumference carries an increased possibility of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. (umhospital.org)
  • Background Growing evidence suggests incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) may be a long-term outcome of COVID-19 infection, and chronic diseases, such as diabetes, may influence CVD risk associated with COVID-19. (cdc.gov)
  • Our findings might highlight metabolic pathways related to health outcomes particularly because iTFAs and stearic acid, which are positively associated with UPF in our study, are related with increased risk with non-communicable diseases, and mortality. (who.int)
  • Visceral and central abdominal fat and waist circumference show a strong association with type 2 diabetes. (wikipedia.org)
  • All of the above-mentioned disorders contribute to metabolic syndrome and are related to the development of type 2 diabetes and ischaemic heart disease. (hindawi.com)
  • High burden of chronic cardio-metabolic disorders including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been reported in the Middle East and North Africa region. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Chronic cardio-metabolic disorders including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have a considerably higher overall disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) compared to their global estimates. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The researchers wondered how the Mediterranean diet could affect metabolic syndrome, because the diet has previously been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, as well as lead to better health, longer life and less age-related cognitive decline. (naturalnews.com)
  • Having three or more of these factors will result in a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome and will increase your risk of health complications including type 2 diabetes. (healthline.com)
  • The severity of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) is significantly associated with future coronary heart disease (CHD) among individuals without baseline Type 2 diabetes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • As a consequence, there has also been a marked increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes all over the world and this chronic metabolic disease is now considered as a coronary heart disease risk equivalent. (researchgate.net)
  • Higher BMIs strongly predict type 2 diabetes risk as excessive weight strains the metabolic system. (sdgln.com)
  • Metabolic syndrome is defined as a multifactorial condition that increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease. (ajmc.com)
  • Results: WC rib measures displayed the strongest associations with non-optimal lipid and lipoprotein levels, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, impaired fasting glucose, a clustering of metabolic risk features and type 2 diabetes, in both genders. (ucc.ie)
  • If patients with a family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, particularly those ≥ 40 years, have a waist circumference greater than that recommended for their race and sex, fasting plasma glucose and a lipid profile must be determined. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The metabolic syndrome classification is of interest in epidemiologic studies because of its ability to predict the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes in adults ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The purpose of this study was to determine total, chocolate, or sugar candy consumption and their effect on energy, saturated fatty acid and added sugar intake, weight, risk factors for cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome (MetS), and diet quality in adults 19 years and older (n = 15,023) participating in the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. (nih.gov)
  • Metabolic syndrome (syndrome X, insulin resistance) is a multifactorial disease with multiple risk factors that arises from insulin resistance accompanying abnormal adipose deposition and function. (medscape.com)
  • Stress and subclinical cardio-metabolic disease in police: a 12-year longitudinal study. (cdc.gov)
  • This study provided a unique opportunity to longitudinally study police stress , work exposures and cardiovascular disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Stress and biological stress influences may affect pathological physiological outcomes such as cardiovascular disease. (cdc.gov)
  • A significant increase in the metabolic syndrome (components which increase the risk for heart disease) was found over the study period. (cdc.gov)
  • These factors taken together were considered as contributing to a potential increased risk for subclinical cardiovascular disease and mental health problems. (cdc.gov)
  • Our results suggest that HIV itself, treatment, and host factors affect the risk of metabolic syndrome in HIV disease. (natap.org)
  • Although ddI use has not been shown to cause metabolic changes, the increased risk of metabolic syndrome among our ddI users may reflect the effect of previous treatments on individuals or may be related to greater disease severity. (natap.org)
  • Although heart disease remains the number one cause of death in the United States and worldwide, it is estimated that at least 80% of premature deaths from cardiovascular disease can be avoided if diet and lifestyle risk factors are controlled. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Reducing abdominal fat is particularly beneficial given its connection to metabolic syndrome and increased risk for heart disease. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • In the Relationship Between Insulin Sensitivity and Cardiovascular Disease (RISC) study cohort, 1211 normotensive individuals, aged 30 to 60 years and followed-up after 3.3 years, were characterized for lifestyle and metabolic factors, body composition, and ACE genotype. (lu.se)
  • Optimizing cardiovascular (CV) health is one of the major treatment goals in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) since CV disease contributes to significant morbidity and mortality [ 1 ]. (springer.com)
  • Consider the definition of metabolic syndrome (MS), which is not a disease, but a cluster of symptoms or findings. (acsh.org)
  • Metabolic syndrome is important to physicians because it is a risk factor associated with cardiovascular disease. (acsh.org)
  • These measures will allow researchers to assess the effects of shift work and extended work hours on officer stress and fatigue, and examine the effects of work-related stress and fatigue on cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk. (cdc.gov)
  • The predictors included age, body mass index, waist circumference, use of antihypertensive medications, current smoking, and family history of cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 10 ] suggest in a recent article that the best approach for screening cardio-metabolic disease is to start from non-laboratory measures in the primary phase and employ laboratory measures only for the high-risk group of individuals. (biomedcentral.com)
  • NaturalNews) The Mediterranean diet doesn't just protect against heart disease: It may actually reverse metabolic syndrome, a cluster of symptoms linked to heart disease and diabetes. (naturalnews.com)
  • Metabolic syndrome refers to a cluster of symptoms that is associated with a higher risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and premature death, and affects about 25 percent of all adults globally. (naturalnews.com)
  • For example, a 2013 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that people who ate a Mediterranean diet were about 30 percent less likely to develop cardiovascular disease than people who ate a low-fat diet. (naturalnews.com)
  • With the increase in aging and cardiovascular risk factors, the morbidity and mortality of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), represented by ischemic heart disease and stroke, continue to rise in China. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), which mostly involves heart attacks and strokes caused by atherosclerosis, is one of the main causes of death worldwide [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Metabolic syndrome is a group of five risk factors, that when left untreated, increase the likelihood of developing heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. (healthline.com)
  • However, having one will increase your chances of developing cardiovascular disease. (healthline.com)
  • Waist size was even better at predicting heart disease risk than the commonly used measure of body mass index, or BMI, a ratio of height to weight. (livescience.com)
  • Metabolic syndrome is a collection of symptoms associated with cardiovascular disease , including high blood sugar, high blood pressure and low levels of "good" cholesterol. (livescience.com)
  • perturbation of adipose tissue results in a pathological response to positive caloric balance in susceptible individuals that directly and indirectly contributes to cardiovascular and metabolic disease. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Without sufficient insulin or insulin sensitivity, blood glucose levels become elevated, leading to complications like nerve damage, kidney disease, vision loss, and cardiovascular disease if uncontrolled. (sdgln.com)
  • The prevention or delay of cardiovascular disease has great potential for both patient benefit and for reducing costs to health services and the wider economy in most developed countries. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The burden of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, along with healthcare costs, is great in the ever-increasing senior population. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Recently, studies in children and teenagers seem to confirm the usefulness of waist circumference as an appropriate indicator of metabolic and cardiovascular risk 8-10 as it has a greater correlation with central adiposity, and is therefore considered an important factor in the evolution of cardiovascular disease 11 . (bvsalud.org)
  • With regard to food consumption, there is strong and consistent evidence that good nutrition from birth brings great health benefits and the potential to reduce the future risk of cardiovascular disease 12,13 . (bvsalud.org)
  • 90 487 men and women , aged 30 to 74 years, predominantly white , with no history of cardiovascular disease , were recruited in 1986 to 2010 and followed up for up to 24 years. (bvsalud.org)
  • Curcumin may help prevent cardiovascular disease by reducing inflammation. (power-of-turmeric.com)
  • The primary outcome was the difference in liver and cardiovascular disease between lean NAFLD and NAFLD in overweight and obese persons. (unimi.it)
  • A venous blood sample was taken of a set of risk factors for cardiovascular This study was conducted as a part of from each subject in a sitting position disease [3]. (who.int)
  • Therefore, identifying metabolic syndrome during childhood is vital to curbing the development and progression of cardiovascular and metabolic disease during adulthood. (cdc.gov)
  • Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a complex pathology that combines several risk factors for cardiovascular disease. (bvsalud.org)
  • Objective: The aim of this study was to review the literature about the possible association between periodontal disease and metabolic syndrome and to identify the components of this syndrome that may contribute to this association. (bvsalud.org)
  • Obese Hispanic adolescents (OHAs) with dysglycemia have increased cardiovascular disease risk burden. (medscape.com)
  • In population studies, NAFLD was found to be independently associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). (medscape.com)
  • Objective: To determine the incidence and risk factors for metabolic syndrome in HIV-infected adults in the Nutrition for Healthy Living (NFHL) study (2000-2003) and prevalence relative to the findings of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (1999-2002). (natap.org)
  • The baseline prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the NFHL study (n = 477) was compared to that in the NHANES (n = 1876), adjusted for age, race, gender, poverty, exercise, and diet. (natap.org)
  • The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was significantly lower in HAART and non-HAART users compared with NHANES participants unadjusted for body mass index (BMI). (natap.org)
  • To our knowledge, this is one of the first large studies of the incidence and prevalence of metabolic syndrome in HIV. (natap.org)
  • Officers with severe PTSD had a three-fold higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome than those reporting the fewest PTSD symptoms. (cdc.gov)
  • In this large, multicentre, randomized clinical trial involving people with high cardiovascular risk, a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil was associated with a smaller increase in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome compared with advice on following a low-fat diet," the researchers wrote. (naturalnews.com)
  • Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among US adults: Findings from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In a study involving obese the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study, between 07:00 and 09:00 following children, the prevalence of metabolic and the details have been published 12-14 hours of fasting. (who.int)
  • The most current data show that a 9.2% prevalence of metabolic syndrome from 1988 through 1994 increased to 12.7% from 1999 through 2000 ( 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • In the Japanese population, more than 20% of the population shows insulin resistance and in the adult population with diabetes mellitus type 2 the prevalence of metabolic syndrome ranges from 38 to 53%, depending on the gender and the criterion used 16 . (bvsalud.org)
  • To address variation between professional guidelines, the NHLBI, AHA, International Diabetes Foundation (IDF), and others have proposed a harmonized definition of metabolic syndrome. (medscape.com)
  • Background: Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of cardiovascular outcomes and type II diabetes. (natap.org)
  • MetS severity appears to provide an estimate of metabolic disarray in the setting of diabetes and is predictive of future CHD events beyond HbA1c. (biomedcentral.com)
  • As such, it is unclear among individuals with diabetes whether assessing MetS severity would be an accurate means of tracking metabolic abnormalities over time and predicting future CHD. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In particular, we compared waist circumference (WC) measured at two sites: (1) immediately below the lowest rib (WC rib) and (2) between the lowest rib and iliac crest (WC midway), which has been recommended by the World Health Organisation and International Diabetes Federation. (ucc.ie)
  • Conclusions In patients with COVID-19 infection, postacute risk of incident cardiovascular outcomes is significantly higher than among controls without COVID-19, regardless of diabetes status. (cdc.gov)
  • For example, sleep-related breathing disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea, are becoming increasingly relevant and novel risk factors for metabolic syndrome. (medscape.com)
  • The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), together with colleagues at the University at Buffalo (UB), is studying the effects of policing and stress on adverse metabolic and early stage (subclinical) cardiovascular outcomes with the ultimate goal of preventing these and other stress-related disorders. (cdc.gov)
  • We aimed to externally validate a non-laboratory risk assessment tool for the prediction of the chronic cardio-metabolic disorders in the Iranian population. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Among 1310 men and 1960 women aged 28-85 years, 29.5% and 47.4% experienced chronic cardio-metabolic disorders during the 6 and 9-year follow-up, respectively. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This model showed acceptable discrimination and good calibration for risk prediction of chronic cardio-metabolic disorders in short and long-term follow-up in the Iranian population. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Complications include cardiovascular disorders (particularly in people with excess abdominal fat). (merckmanuals.com)
  • Complications include cardiovascular disorders. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Certain characteristics of police work such as shift work , long work hours , high job demands, and traumatic exposures have been associated with increased levels of psychological stress and with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Second, in a separate analysis in our cohort, neither absolute viral load nor change in viral load was associated with C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of generalized inflammation that is associated with cardiovascular outcomes in the general population. (natap.org)
  • This showed that, despite being higher in fat, the Mediterranean diet did not worsen metabolic outcomes. (naturalnews.com)
  • The results of this study added to the understanding of how police exposure to work and life stressors over time were associated with early indicators of cardiovascular and metabolic abnormalities in police officers. (cdc.gov)
  • Most of the metabolic abnormalities defining metabolic syndrome are observed in HIV. (natap.org)
  • Recent validation has concluded that total and regional body volume estimates correlate positively and significantly with biomarkers of cardiovascular risk and BVI calculations correlate significantly with all biomarkers of cardio-vascular risk. (wikipedia.org)
  • Despite no differences in body weight or total fat mass, the almond diet significantly reduced abdominal fat mass, waist circumference and leg fat mass compared to the diet with the muffin snack. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • We used stepwise regression analysis to determine whether anthropometric measurements significantly predicted metabolic syndrome. (cdc.gov)
  • Stepwise regression showed that only waist circumference significantly predicted metabolic syndrome. (cdc.gov)
  • And many, but not all patients diagnosed with metabolic syndrome have increased inflammatory markers. (acsh.org)
  • If you are diagnosed with metabolic syndrome, the goal of treatment will be to reduce your risk of developing further health complications. (healthline.com)
  • And if you have certain symptoms around these criteria, you could be diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. (pureprescriptions.com)
  • What are the complications of metabolic syndrome? (healthline.com)
  • The complications that may result from metabolic syndrome are frequently serious and long-term (chronic). (healthline.com)
  • The results suggest waist size "would be a good measurement to use in clinical settings if we want to identify those children who are most at risk for future health complications," he said. (livescience.com)
  • However, ART is restricted by adverse drug reactions, resulting in medication non-ad- treatment barriers such as complex dosing, drug-drug in- herence, treatment failure and poor response rate of pa- teractions, toxicities and metabolic complications. (bvsalud.org)
  • Boys with large waists were 5 times more likely, and girls 6 times more likely, to develop metabolic syndrome as young adults than those with smaller waists. (livescience.com)
  • In addition, among those with smaller waists, hip size was strongly negatively associated with risk of death , with ≈20% more people identified as being at increased risk compared with waist circumference alone. (bvsalud.org)
  • Other therapies have been associated with improvements in metabolic profiles, such as increases in HDL cholesterol (nevirapine and nelfinavir).33 In our cohort, lopinavir/ritonavir users had a higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome. (natap.org)
  • With an increase in the waist to hip ratio and overall waist circumference the risk of death increases as well. (wikipedia.org)
  • The incidence of metabolic syndrome in the NFHL study was higher with increasing viral load, higher BMI, higher trunk-to-limb fat ratio, and Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) or didanosine (ddI) use and lower among college-educated persons. (natap.org)
  • For that reason, he advises clinicians to measure not only waist circumference, which is recommended but not often done clinically, but also hip circumference to determine the waist-hip ratio (WHR). (medscape.com)
  • So in the case of a person with a BMI of 30 kg/m 2 and a normal waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio with no other metabolic risk factors, "that person is probably not obese or overfat. (medscape.com)
  • Excess central adiposity (called apple shape), particularly when it results in a high waist-to-hip ratio (reflecting a relatively low muscle-to-fat mass ratio), increases risk. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The syndrome is less common among people who have excess subcutaneous fat around the hips (called pear shape) and a low waist-to-hip ratio (reflecting a higher muscle-to-fat mass ratio). (msdmanuals.com)
  • In the UK, thousands of people with high cardiovascular risk are being identified by a national risk-assessment programme (NHS Health Checks). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Waste the Waist is an evidence-informed, theory-driven (modified Health Action Process Approach), group-based intervention designed to promote healthy eating and physical activity for people with high cardiovascular risk. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The presence of O&MS in the pediatric CKD population may augment the already increased cardiovascular risk and contribute to the loss of kidney function. (springer.com)
  • Waist circumference was a better predictor of metabolic syndrome than was BMI in our study sample of predominantly African American female adolescents living in an urban area. (cdc.gov)
  • Metabolic syndrome and its individual components are detectable during childhood, and both commonly persist throughout adolescence and adulthood ( 3 - 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Patients with depression and healthy controls differ in several cardiovascular risk markers, putting patients at increased risk for CVDs. (frontiersin.org)
  • In contrast, boys with high BMIs were 3 times more likely to develop metabolic syndrome than those with low BMI's. (livescience.com)
  • Children and adolescents can develop metabolic syndrome, but in these age groups, no strict definition is established. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Odds ratios were used to determine the likelihood of cardiovascular risk factors and MetS. (nih.gov)
  • According to " Metabolic Syndrome Canada " (MetSC) one in five Canadians suffers from the most pervasive health crisis of our time: metabolic syndrome (MetS). (fcsv-cfvh.org)
  • Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a health disorder that, left untreated, greatly increases the risk of many chronic illnesses. (fcsv-cfvh.org)
  • Sedentary behavior coupled with excessive calorie intake from highly processed foods fosters weight gain and metabolic dysfunction. (sdgln.com)
  • Modifiable factors, including lower caloric intake, greater physical activity, and smoking cessation, have been associated with recovery from metabolic syndrome, according to the results recently published following a multiethnic study. (ajmc.com)
  • Diet soda intake, waist circumference, height, and weight were measured at study onset, and at three follow-ups in 2000-01, 2001-03, and 2003-04, for a total of 9.4 follow-up years. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Among the groups on one of the two Mediterranean diets, the incidence of metabolic syndrome actually fell by 28.2 percent. (naturalnews.com)
  • What are the signs and symptoms of metabolic syndrome? (healthline.com)
  • If you have metabolic syndrome, you may not have any specific symptoms. (healthline.com)
  • Metabolic syndrome is defined as clustering of several cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors. (cdc.gov)
  • In contrast, the relation between increasing viral load and metabolic syndrome does not seem to be mediated by general inflammation caused by chronic infection for 2 reasons. (natap.org)
  • But we do know that in populations where there is a significant lack of phytonutrient consumption, we often see them plagued by chronic illnesses such as those associated with metabolic syndrome. (pureprescriptions.com)
  • Findings indicate that the increase in waist circumference among diet soda drinkers, per follow-up interval, was almost triple that among non-users: 2.11 cm versus 0.77 cm, respectively. (sciencedaily.com)
  • These findings suggest that curcumin may be a helpful supplement for people who are trying to lose weight or prevent metabolic syndrome. (power-of-turmeric.com)
  • Additionally, we examined whether within the patient sample, cardiovascular risk factors differ between patients with mild, moderate and severe depression, and whether the relationship between symptom severity and cardiovascular risk is moderated by patients' CRF levels. (frontiersin.org)
  • A real-life park-based interventional program including individualized prescription of walking and limited supervision of execution decreases cardiovascular risk and improves cardiorespiratory fitness in users of a public park. (cdc.gov)
  • The number of patients with metabolic syndrome increases with age. (hindawi.com)
  • Metabolic health includes the health of things such as your blood sugar metabolism, your blood pressure, and overall cardiovascular wellness and fitness. (pureprescriptions.com)
  • The metabolic syndrome defines the association of several values showing an increase in the overall cardiovascular risk . (successlaboratory.life)
  • Research has shown that police officers are at increased risk for cardiovascular events and may face an increased risk for suicide. (cdc.gov)
  • The study group consisted of 839 patients with diagnosed metabolic syndrome: 345 men (41.1%) and 494 women (58.9%) aged 32-80. (hindawi.com)
  • This is supported by results from a cross-sectional study by Jerico et al.10 In contrast to that study, we found no association between d4T and metabolic syndrome. (natap.org)
  • There was no association between metabolic syndrome and indinavir, nelfinavir, or nevirapine in our study. (natap.org)
  • To date, over 400 police officers have participated in the Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress (BCOPS) study. (cdc.gov)
  • By the end of the study, there was no difference between the three groups in the numbers who had developed new cases of metabolic syndrome. (naturalnews.com)
  • The more surprising outcome came among patients who already had metabolic syndrome at the beginning of the study. (naturalnews.com)
  • In a study by Ward et al, midlife women are characterized to identify risk factors in relation to metabolic syndrome. (ajmc.com)
  • Upon analysis of the entire study population, investigators found that 31% had no metabolic syndrome components, 25% had 1 component, and 18% had 2 components at baseline. (ajmc.com)
  • For those who are sedentary, a 2004 Duke University study found that just 30 minutes of daily walking, or 10 to 12 miles of walking per week, is enough to reduce waist circumference. (bmi-calculator.net)
  • Metabolic syndrome is mostly diagnosed through low HDL and high triglycerides in HIV. (natap.org)
  • First, high viral load did not predict development of metabolic syndrome. (natap.org)
  • Because Katzmarzyk et al did not determine whether these cutpoints identified metabolic syndrome, we attempted to do so in a sample of predominantly African American adolescent girls who attended high school and who lived in an urban area. (cdc.gov)