A recent study examined the relationship between magnesium intake and the incidence of metabolic syndrome. The study involved more than 4,500 Americans between the ages of 18 and 30. During the 15 years of follow-up, 608 subjects developed metabolic syndrome which encompasses diseases such as hypertension and type II diabetes. The study concluded that young adults with higher magnesium intake have a lower risk of developing metabolic syndrome. More research is needed to confirm these findings. For more information go to the Journal Circulation, Volume 113, 2006.

Source: The Journal Circulation, Volume 113, 2006

Diabetes and Heart Disease Death on the Rise in New York City Potentially Threatening Long-Established Nationwide Trend to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease Events

A recent study of New Yorkers with diabetes showed an alarming increase in heart disease and morbidity. The study, which reviewed New York City death certificates, hospitalization and hospital discharge data from 1988-2002, revealed an upsurge in diabetes patients hospitalized for myocardial infarction. If this upsurge continues, it threatens the long-established nationwide trend to reduce coronary artery disease events. For more information go to the Journal of Diabetes, Volume 55, 2006.

Source: The Journal of Diabetes, Volume 55, 2006

Study Reveals Increase in Metabolic Syndrome

According to recent findings by TNS Healthcare and Physicians from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome has increased dramatically in both the United States and Europe. Metabolic Syndrome is a cluster of conditions that often occur together, including obesity, high blood sugar, high blood pressure and high triglycerides, which can lead to cardiovascular disease. According to one of the study's authors, Dr. Christopher P. Cannon, "this study, for the first time, details the severity of this syndrome, how it has changed over the past 6 years and the urgency for using new and existing medical treatments and/or improved strategies for lifestyle modification to reverse this trend." For more information go to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, February 21, 2006.

Source: The Journal of the American College of Cardiology

HealthWatch Special Report on Syndrome X

According to a report conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 22%, or about one fourth of the American adult population, has what is known as metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance syndrome, or Syndrome X. This metabolic phenomenon could become one of the largest disease epidemics ever to hit North America. Syndrome X refers to a cluster of characteristics such as obesity, disproportionate amounts of abdominal fat, elevated blood pressure, high fasting blood sugar (glucose), elevated fasting high blood triglycerides and low levels of HDL or "good" cholesterol. Click here to view it.

Source: The American Diabetes Association, US Department of Agriculture

Antioxidant Effects of Zinc Supplementation in Tunisians with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Development of diabetic complications has been hypothesized to be accelerated by generation of free radicals in cells and tissues [1-2]. In diabetes, oxidative stress is due in part to an increased production of plasma free radical concentrations and a sharp reduction in antibiotic defenses [3].

Source: Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Letters: Chromium Supplementation Improves Insulin Resistance in Patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus

Trivalent chromium (Cr) is an essential nutrient thought to have a role in lipid and carbohydrate metabolism. Recently, chromium picolinate was found to improve markers of diabetic control in patients with Type-2 diabetes mellitus [1] and reverse corticosteroid-induced diabetes [2].
Source: British Diabetic Association

The Effect of Copper Supplementation on Red Blood Cell Oxidizability and Plasma Antioxidants in Middle-Aged Healthy Volunteers

A multicenter European study (FoodCue) was undertaken to provide data on the significance of increased dietary copper as a pro-oxidant or antioxidant in vivo. The present work describes the effect of Cu supplementation on (2,2'-azo-bis(2-amidinopropane) hydrochloride (AAPH)-induced red blood cell oxidation in middle-aged people. Click here to view it.

Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Making Sure It's Aerobic

Although warming up and stretching are vital, the major portion of your exercise program should be devoted to aerobic exercise, activities that make your heart beat more rapidly and your breath come faster. Source: Syndrome X the Silent Killer, the New Heart Disease Risk. Click here to view it.

Sugar and Insulin: A Double Whammy

Doctors have known about insulin resistance for decades, but only in the past 10 years have they gained a clearer idea of exactly how it derails your health. Source: The Nutrition Reporter. Click here to view it.

Chromium

Whether you've just run the Boston Marathon or put in an extra long day at work, chromium is what helped maintain your energy. That's because it's an essential mineral for producing insulin, the hormone that regulates how much sugar is in our blood. Blood sugar-or glucose-is the fuel we burn for energy. Source: Flourish, the Wellness Company. Click here to vew it.

Eating Out

Eating out occasionally is not a major issue. What you consume over the long haul will have a major influence on your insulin and LDL cholesterol levels, but a "bad" meal once in a while won't be disastrous, especially if you order wisely most of the time. Source: The Syndrome X Diet. Click here to view it.

The Syndrome X Diet

Odds are that your physician and heath-oriented friends have been telling you to cut back on fat and eat more carbohydrates. That may be good advice for some of us, but it's not the best advice for those with Syndrome X. Source: The Six-Step Syndrome X Program. Click here to view it.

The Glycemic Index Table

A — Z of Foods with Glycemic Index, Carbohydrate and Fat. Source: The Glucose Revolution. Click here to view it.

Table 2 — Percent Change in Metabolic Indices Between 1987 and 1997 for the Active and Sedentary Men and Women

Data are means ± SD. B – F, absolute baseline minus follow-up; %, percent change from baseline to follow-up. Source: The American Diabetes Association. Click here to view it.

Heart Facts 2005: All Americans / African Americans

This two-sided sheet contains a list of basic facts on heart disease for all Americans on side one and facts for African Americans on side two. Source: The American Heart Association. Click here to view it.

The Numbers Tell the Story

The facts of Syndrome X are evident and the connection among these health conditions can no longer be overlooked. Source: The American Heart Association. Click here to view it.

Metabolic Syndrome Statistic and Facts

The metabolic syndrome is characterized by a group of metabolic risk factors in one person. People with the metabolic syndrome are at increased risk of coronary heart disease and other diseases related to plaque buildups in artery walls (e.g., stroke and peripheral vascular disease) and type 2 diabetes. The metabolic syndrome has become increasingly common in the United States. It’s estimated that over 50 million Americans have it. The American Heart Association has compiled statistics and risk factors related to Syndrome X. Source: American Heart Association. Click here to view it.

Chronic Conditions: Syndrome X — Do You Have It?

What is it? Stanford researchers have discovered Syndrome X, a cluster of risk factors for heart disease associated with insulin resistance. These risk factors include high levels of blood pressure, sugar, insulin, and triglycerides (a non-cholesterol blood fat), together with low levels of good (HDL) cholesterol. Source: New York Life. Click here to view it.

Incremental Lifestyle Changes Can Ward Off Syndrome X

As many as 22 percent of American adults—some 47 million people—may have a sinister sounding disorder called syndrome X or "metabolic syndrome," which significantly increases a person’s risk of developing life threatening chronic diseases. Source: Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Click here to view it.

Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing your risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Having just one of these conditions — increased blood pressure, elevated insulin levels, excess body fat around the waist or abnormal cholesterol levels — contributes to your risk of serious disease. In combination, your risk is even greater. Source: Mayo Clinic. Click here to view it.

Metabolic Syndrome / Syndrome X

Metabolic syndrome is a set of risk factors that includes: abdominal obesity, a decreased ability to process glucose (insulin resistance), dyslipidemia (unhealthy lipid levels), and hypertension. Patients who have this syndrome have been shown to be at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and/or type 2 diabetes. Metabolic syndrome is a common condition that goes by many names (dysmetabolic syndrome, syndrome X, insulin resistance syndrome, obesity syndrome, and Reaven’s syndrome), but few outside the medical community have heard of it. Source: Lab Tests Online. Click here to view it.

Understanding Syndrome X

(CBS) The Early Show continues its weeklong “Healthy Heart” series Tuesday, May 24, 2005, with a closer look at a condition known as Syndrome X, or Metabolic syndrome. If left untreated, it can lead to serious medical problems, such as heart disease and diabetes. Medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay reports on this mysterious syndrome and offers some advice on how to avoid it. Source: Dr. Emily Senay, CBS News. Click here to view it.

Men with 3 of 5 Metabolic Abnormalities Risk Diabetes, Heart Disease

Men who have at least three metabolic abnormalities are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease, researchers report in today’s rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Source: American Heart Association. Click here to view it.

The Metabolic Syndrome

People have the metabolic syndrome when they have several disorders of the body's metabolism at the same time -- such as obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. This syndrome affects at least one out of every five overweight people ... but by making some positive lifestyle changes, you can reduce or eliminate some of the components of the syndrome. Source: American Diabetes Association.

Metabolic Syndrome

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. Source: MedicineNet.com. Click here to view it.

Natural Approaches to the Metabolic Syndrome, Syndrome X

Metabolic syndrome, or “Syndrome X,” as it is often called, is the combination of obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension linked by an underlying resistance to insulin. This condition is often associated with excess insulin secretion. Source: Stephen Holt, MD, MRCP (UK), FRCP (C), FACP, FACG, FACN, FACAM. Click here to view it.

Risk Of 'Syndrome X' In Kids

"Syndrome X" or metabolic syndrome -- a condition which results from obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and family history of diabetes – is not only a serious problem for adults, but also a growing number of children. Source: Dr. Emily Senay, CBS News. Click here to view it.

Syndrome X

Syndrome X isn't a disease in itself. It is the name for a collection of simultaneously occurring conditions that cause an increased risk of disorders such as diabetes and heart disease. It is also known as insulin resistance syndrome or metabolic syndrome. For example, a person with syndrome X quadruples their risk of heart disease, and is six times more likely to die prematurely. The key condition of syndrome X seems to be resistance to the hormone insulin, which means that insulin does not work effectively, particularly in the cells of the muscles and liver. Genetic and lifestyle factors are the main causes, especially being overweight or obese and inactive. Source: National Diabetes Institute. Click here to view it.

Insulin Resistance and Pre-Diabetes

Insulin resistance is a silent condition that increases the chances of developing diabetes and heart disease. Learning about insulin resistance is the first step you can take toward making lifestyle changes that will help you prevent diabetes and other health problems. Source: National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse. Click here to view it.

Overweight, Obesity Threaten US Health Gains

Health problems resulting from overweight and obesity could reverse many of the health gains achieved in the United States in recent decades, according to former Surgeon General David Satcher. Source: US Food and Drug Administration. Click here to view it.

Metabolic Syndrome: Prevention

Whether you have one, two or none of the components of metabolic syndrome, the following lifestyle changes will reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke. Source: Mayo Clinic. Click here to view it.

Metabolic Syndrome Increases Risk of Coronary Death

Whether you have one, two or none of the components of metabolic syndrome, the following lifestyle changes will reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke. Source: American Heart Association. Click here to view it.

Overweight Hispanic Youth Face Increased Risk of Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome

New research shows that large numbers of overweight Hispanic youth already have complications of obesity, including impaired glucose tolerance, which can lead to diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. The findings, which are published in the January issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, indicate that Hispanic youth may have underlying risk factors that make them more susceptible to diabetes, cardiovascular risks and the metabolic syndrome. Source: The Endocrine Society. Click here to view it.

Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Dementia

A spectrum of heart-stressing symptoms called metabolic syndrome raises the risk of dementia, researchers said on Tuesday. Source: Reuters Limited.

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Adults: United States, 1999-2002

Results from the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), using measured heights and weights, indicate that an estimated 65 percent of US adults are either overweight or obese. As shown in table 1, this represents a prevalence that is 16 percent higher than the age-adjusted overweight estimates obtained from NHANES III (1988-94). Source: National Center for Health Statistics. Click here to view it.

Metabolic Syndrome

The metabolic syndrome is characterized by a group of metabolic risk factors in one person. The underlying causes of this syndrome are overweight/obesity, physical inactivity and genetic factors. People with the metabolic syndrome are at increased risk of coronary heart disease, other diseases related to plaque buildups in artery walls (e.g., stroke and peripheral vascular disease) and type 2 diabetes. Source: American Heart Association. Click here to view it.

Relation of Impaired Fasting and Postload Glucose With Incident Type 2 Diabetes in a Dutch Population

The Metabolic Syndrome: A Cluster of Vascular Risk Factors

The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of several vascular risk factors (impaired glucose metabolism, dyslipidaemia, hypertension and central adiposity). The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is high, varying between 10 and 40% depending on age and sex. This prevalence will increase in the years to come due to the increased prevalence of overweight/obesity. To identify the metabolic syndrome, there is a readily applicable definition for daily clinical practice, i.e. the presence of three or more of the following characteristics: hyperglycemia, hypertension, low plasma HDL cholesterol level, high plasma triglyceride level and central adiposity. Source: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Click here to view it.

Metabolic Syndrome: Diagnosis and Dietary Intervention

The metabolic syndrome is diagnosed according to criteria set by either WHO (obesity, high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance) or more recently by ATP III (National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III report). The latter emphasizes abdominal obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, high blood pressure and increased fasting glucose. Without presuming a nosologic entity, the metabolic syndrome is emerging as by far the most important precursor of an epidemic of cardiovascular disease, not only in Western countries. Source: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Click here to view it.

Insulin Resistance Syndrome

Insulin resistance syndrome, also referred to as the metabolic syndrome, affects 1 in 3 to 4 adults older than 20 years. This syndrome consists of a clustering of metabolic abnormalities that put people at risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. These clinical abnormalities include dyslipidemia, specifically elevated triglycerides and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, elevated glucose, and hypertension. Source: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Click here to view it.

The Metabolic Syndrome and Antioxidant Concentrations: Findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Oxidative stress may play a role in the pathophysiology of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, but little is known about antioxidant status among individuals with the metabolic syndrome who are at high risk for developing these conditions. Source: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Click here to view it.

Risk Factor Clusters for Metabolic Syndrome in Coronary Heart Disease: State of the Science

Metabolic syndrome, defined as a cluster of obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance/glucose intolerance, has been identified as a major risk factor for coronary heart disease in women. Nurses should increase their awareness of metabolic syndrome to help identify and treat the current estimated 47 million US residents who have metabolic syndrome. Source: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Click here to view it.

Carbohydrate Nutrition, Insulin Resistance, and the Metabolic Syndrome in the Framingham Offspring Cohort

People with a disease condition know as the metabolic syndrome, are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. One metabolic characteristic of this syndrome is a high level of insulin in the blood. The higher the insulin level in the blood, the more insulin resistant is a person and the more likely they are to develop the metabolic syndrome. Diet effects blood insulin levels and may play a role in the development of the metabolic syndrome. Source: United States Department of Agriculture. Click here to view it.

The Glycemic Index

When it comes to food, we are a nation of extremes. The public health message of the 1980s was “Americans eat too much fat”. We were advised to substitute carbohydrate for excess fat in our diet. Sadly, this message was vague and easily manipulated. Instead of promoting the substitution of nutritious whole grains, fruits and vegetables for artery clogging saturated (high fat meats and dairy products) and trans (foods processed with hydrogenated oils) fats, fat-free cakes, cookies, crackers, etc. began multiplying on grocery store shelves. Source: Boston University Nutrition & Fitness Center at Sargent College. Click here to view it.

Hidden Sugars Add to Obesity Problem

As Americans battle obesity, many are not aware that most of the sugar they consume comes from corn that is hidden in their diets. Much of the nation's corn crop is fed to animals and turned into meat. Most of the rest is processed into thousands of products, which can be found on every supermarket shelf. Source: Peter Jennings, ABC News. Click here to view it.

Metabolism May Play Role in Heart Problems, Study Finds

Faulty metabolism can damage your heart, according to a new study from scientists at Washington University. People blame their metabolism for weight gain and other problems, but this new study indicates that bad metabolism could cause blockages in blood vessels, which can lead to heart attacks and strokes. Source: Tina Hesman, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Click here to view it.

Mediterranean Diet for Syndrome X

The Mediterranean diet has always been praised, and now it's been suggested for Syndrome X - the metabolic syndrome (call it what you will). It's the combination of a big tummy, a big blood pressure, big bad blood fats and big insulin levels. The metabolic syndrome is a big risk for heart disease and adult onset diabetes. Source: ABC Health.
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005

Eating right and being physically active aren't just a "diet" or a "program" — they are keys to a healthy lifestyle. With healthful habits, you may reduce your risk of many chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and certain cancers, and increase your chances for a longer life. Source: US Dept. Heath and Human Services, US Dept. of Agriculture. Click here to view it.

Preventing Obesity and Chronic Diseases Through Good Nutrition and Physical Activity

During the past 20 years, obesity among adults has risen significantly in the United States. The latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics show that 30% of US adults 20 years of age and older—over 60 million people— are obese. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Click here to view it.

A Dietary Approach to Syndrome X

Syndrome X (or the Metabolic Syndrome) refers to a cluster of health-related problems common to persons at risk for heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. The principles of the Whole Foods Diet are: lean protein, vegetables, whole fruits; moderate amounts of fat, especially monounsaturated & polyunsaturated fats; fish, nuts & cold-pressed unrefined oils such as flaxseed, olive & sesame; carbohydrates should not be from sugar, white flour or other refined grains; minimized fried foods & junk foods; use of a Green Light - Yellow Light - Red Light system to help with food choices. Source: Texas Tech University Medical Center. Click here to view it.

The Whole Foods Weight Loss Eating Plan

This diet controls the intake of refined sugars or flour and encourages intake of whole, unprocessed food. It contains moderate amounts of starch, protein and fat. The Whole Foods Diet allows your nutritional needs to be supplied naturally. Source: Texas Tech University Medical Center. Click here to view it.

Syndrome X Solution — Exercise, Diet

Here's another way in which exercise may help