Search Tag: metabolic syndrome
2025 04 Feb
Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a significant public health challenge, contributing to the global rise in chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Characterised by a combination of risk factors, including obesity, hypertension and dyslipidaemia, MetS increases morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Early identification...Read more
2024 23 Sep
A study conducted at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid, Spain, has provided vital insights into how cardiometabolic risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis affect the network of microvessels supplying the heart in asymptomatic, middle-aged individuals. The study is published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. ...Read more
2019 04 Jul
A new study published in JCI Insight confirms the belief that a high intake of carbohydrates is unhealthy, whether a person is trying to lose weight or not. A low-carb, high-fat diet improves the metabolic syndrome, whether our weight changes or not. Improvement in metabolic syndrome refers to a reduction in waist circumference, triglycerides,...Read more
2017 28 May
For people with a common cluster of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, getting less than six hours of sleep a night may double their risk of dying from heart disease or stroke, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers randomly selected 1,344 adults (average age 49 years, 42 percent male) who agreed...Read more
2016 28 Jan
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can increase risks of cardiovascular disease and heart failure in obese individuals, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology . Investigators say the findings add more support to the importance of dietary interventions in such patients. NAFLD — also known as hepatic steatosis — is the most...Read more
2015 22 May
According to a study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism , people with metabolic syndrome are at a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease as compared to people who do not have the condition. Diabetes or blood pressure is likely to worsen the condition. The Hormone Health Network reports...Read more