Metabolic Syndrome

  Ref 1 Oxid Med Cell Longev

2019 :2019:8267234

Rosa Vona 

Lucrezia  Gambardella

Camilla Cittadini

Elisabetta Straface.   And

Danatella Pietra Forte

Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic Syndrome represents worldwide

Public health issue , characterized by a set of 

Cardiovascular risk factors including obesity,

Diabetes , dyslipidemia ,hypertension and 

Impaired glucose tolerance.

Metabolic syndrome is a risk

Factor for type 2 diabetes

,Cardiovascular disease 

and  premature mortality

Ref 2 Current Hypertension  Reports

2018:Feb 26 doi 10,1007/s 11906-018-0812-2

Saklayen Mohammad G

  Metabolic Syndrome known as Syndrome X

,Insulin resistance

WHO Def :Pathological conditionCharacterized by  abdominal      obesity insulin resistance hypertension  and hyperlipidemia.

Basic forces  spreading  this malady

1 Increase in consumption of high calorie

    ---low fiber fast food.

2 Decrease in physical activity due 

    Mechanized transportations and sedentary

    activities.

   Syndrome --Spread Type 2

        Diabetes  Coronary

        Diseases , Stroke

Among all non communicable diseases

Metabolic syndrome had been the real

Scourge globally.

Metabolic syndrome ,syndrome X,

Insulin resistance Defined

As per NCEP; National Cholesterol Education

Programs  ATP3 2005

Presence of any 3 or more of the

Following 

1 Blood Glucose greater than 100mg/dl

     Or drug treatment For elevated blood

     Glucose .

2  HDL Cholesterol less than. 40mg/dl

     In men

     Less than 50 mg/dl  Women 

    Or drug treatment for low HDL Cholesterol

3    Blood Triglycerides greater. Than 

       150mg/dl or drug treatment for elevated

        Triglycerides.

4 waist greater than 102 Cm men

Or 88cms (women)

5  Blood Pressure greater than 130/85 mm Ng

     Or drug treatment for Hypertension

     

      Epidemiological studies 

 Have shown association between

Intrauterine nutrition Mothers exposed

To Dutch famine of  1944-1945

During the first two trimesters of the

Of the pregnancy had babies with low

Birth weights .But these babies had higher

Incidence of obesity in adult life .

Prevention :

Physical activity and exercise are key

Components of energy expenditure and 

Energy balance .

Western lifestyle  increased use of  

Automobile and more time spent indoor

Watching TV or playing video games.

Increased sedentary life style  is major

Driving force for  increased Metabolic 

Syndrome prevalence.

Diet : known to prevent metabolic

Syndrome 

 1  Ollve oil

  2 Curcumin

3Cinnamom

4Rosemary etc

 Cooking skills should be taught

To the students in high school/college 

Without learning to cook healthy

Yet enjoyable food,the dependency on fast

Food cannot be controlled.