{"id":7381,"date":"2009-04-21T01:00:16","date_gmt":"2009-04-21T06:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=7381"},"modified":"2009-04-21T22:13:57","modified_gmt":"2009-04-22T03:13:57","slug":"understanding-obesity-related-diseases-metabolic-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/understanding-obesity-related-diseases-metabolic-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Obesity Related Diseases: Metabolic Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/tag\/obesity\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-754\" title=\"obesity\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/obesity.jpg\" alt=\"obesity\" width=\"275\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a>As more of our population become obese and overweight, <a title=\"obesity diseases\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/tag\/obesity-diseases\/\" target=\"_self\">obesity diseases<\/a> become much more prevalent. Metabolic Syndrome is one such disease, and here I explain what it is, why it affects the overweight, symptoms and prevention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>What is it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Metabolic syndrome is characterized by several disorders related to your metabolism simultaneously. These disorders\/components include obesity (particularly abdominal\/waist fat), elevated blood pressure, increased triglyceride level, low HDL &#8220;good&#8221; cholesterol level, and <a title=\"insulin resistance diet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/The_Insulin_Resistance_Diet\/\" target=\"_self\">insulin resistance<\/a>. Having one of these components means you are more likely to have others; the more components you have the greater risk to your health.<\/p>\n<p>Metabolic Syndrome has had a few names including syndrome X and insulin resistance syndrome. Not all experts agree on the definition of metabolic syndrome or whether it exists as a medical condition. Despite the discrepancies, the severity of possessing this collection of risk factors can lead to serious health complications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is it affected by obesity\/overweight?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Obesity is one of the components to this syndrome, therefore it has a huge impact on it. A body mass index (<a title=\"BMI\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/understanding-body-mass-index\/\" target=\"_self\">BMI<\/a>) of greater than 25 increases your risk. BMI is a measure of your percent body fat based on height. Abdominal obesity (fat accumulation in the stomach area), or being &#8220;apple-shaped&#8221; rather than &#8220;pear-shaped,&#8221; is another factor increasing your risk of metabolic syndrome.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the symptoms?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned above, components to this syndrome include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"obesity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/tag\/obesity\/\" target=\"_self\">Obesity<\/a> (&#8220;apple-shaped&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>Insulin resistance<\/li>\n<li>Elevated blood pressure<\/li>\n<li>An elevated triglyceride level<\/li>\n<li>Low HDL\/&#8221;good&#8221; cholesterol level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What can you do to prevent it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leading a healthier lifestyle is a huge determinant of reducing your risk of metabolic syndrome. Aggressive lifestyle changes need to be made; doing so\u00a0can delay or derail the development of serious associated diseases (<a title=\"heart disease\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/11\/a-fast-track-to-heart-health\/\" target=\"_self\">heart disease<\/a>, etc). Eating healthy, losing and maintaining a healthy weight, and exercise will take you a long way in overcoming and reducing the severity of metabolic syndrome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As more of our population become obese and overweight, obesity diseases become much more prevalent. Metabolic Syndrome is one such disease, and here I explain what it is, why it affects the overweight, symptoms and prevention. What is it? Metabolic &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/understanding-obesity-related-diseases-metabolic-syndrome\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695,804],"tags":[1,351,1403,29,1432,9266,1404],"class_list":["post-7381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","category-heart-disease","tag-diets-in-review","tag-insulin","tag-metabolic-syndrome","tag-nutrition","tag-obesity-diseases","tag-obesity-related-diseases","tag-syndrome-x"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7381"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7383,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7381\/revisions\/7383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}