And the excess weight has been linked to a range of chronic conditions, including asthma, diabetes and metabolic syndrome (a group of
metabolic risk factors).
The term metabolic syndrome refers to a group
of metabolic risk factors, described below.
Over the past several decades, low - fat diets have been recommended to the public as a way to lose weight primarily because of their beneficial effects
on metabolic risk factors.
The researchers also distinguished between people with a healthy BMI, healthy blood pressure and a healthy blood sugar level [
low metabolic risk].
In particular, individuals with greater increases in fat inside the abdominal cavity showed substantial increases in
metabolic risk factors including high blood sugar, high triglycerides and low HDL, or good cholesterol.
«We found that independent of total sedentary time, moderate - to - vigorous intensity time, and mean intensity of the breaks, more interruptions in sedentary time were beneficially associated
with metabolic risk variables, particularly adiposity measures, triglycerides, and 2 - h plasma glucose,» the study said.
The odds of developing obesity and of
developing metabolic risk factor clustering after 5 and 10 years were calculated for adults with different levels and combinations of physical activity and leisure sitting time.
«Even over a short period of time, a meal replacement diet (replacing 2 meals per day) is more effective in
reducing metabolic risk factors, insulin, and leptin, and on improving anthropometric measures than a fat restricted low calorie diet.»
The research suggests that cardio -
metabolic risk profile for factors regularly evaluated at clinical visits could help physicians in identifying high - risk women for early gestational diabetes management.
The aim of this study was to determine associations between dairy intake and
specific metabolic risk factors, including anthropometric status, plasma glucose, plasma lipid profile, inflammatory markers and blood pressure, in a healthy population.
The newest antipsychotics, including aripiprazole (Abilify), appear to have far
less metabolic risk.
«Many women who become pregnant and later develop GDM (gestational diabetes mellitus) already have
elevated metabolic risk factors before pregnancy,» says Erica Gunderson, an epidemiologist and senior research scientist at Kaiser Permanente Northern California and a co-author on the study.
They also found patients with the combined IBD / NAFLD diagnosis had
fewer metabolic risk factors than patients with NAFLD alone.
Clustering of
traditional metabolic risk factors associated with insulin resistance, often termed MetS, disregard risk factors like age, sex, family history, SES, and lifestyle.
Association between dietary phylloquinone intake and
peripheral metabolic risk markers related to insulin resistance and diabetes in elderly subjects at high cardiovascular risk.
Pre-pregnancy metabolic risk was also able to be accounted for, which included fasting glucose and insulin, obesity, perinatal outcomes, diabetes family history, and lifestyle behaviors.
Diabetes incidence decreased proportionately as duration of breastfeeding increased, regardless of gestational diabetes, race, body size, lifestyle behaviors, as well
as metabolic risk factors taken into account prior to pregnancy, which implies that it's possible the underlying mechanism could be biological.
Our study suggests that low - carbohydrate diets might provide an alternative approach for weight reduction without
worsening metabolic risk factors.»
The study replicates the null effect from an earlier, smaller and thus underpowered trial.2 It is possible that such interventions need to be delivered over a longer period to reduce vascular and
other metabolic risk factors to depression.5 - 7
Data from population - based cohort studies demonstrate that overweight and obese adults who lose weight benefit from improvements in cardio - metabolic risk [5], [6] similar to the effects reported in weight loss trials [7]--[9].
We evaluated the effect of large - volume abdominal liposuction
on metabolic risk factors for coronary heart disease in women with abdominal obesity.
Although the exact mechanisms are complex, the evidence to date suggests that these SCFAs may help control blood sugar, increase insulin sensitivity and
reduce metabolic risk factors.
A study published in the June issue of the Journal of Aging and Health found that higher openness predicted longer life, and other studies this year have linked that trait with
lower metabolic risk, higher self - rated health and more appropriate stress response.
This trend may partly explain why, in general, women show better insulin sensitivity and overall more favorable cardio -
metabolic risk profiles, than males if normoglycemic.
Effects of Low - Carbohydrate Diets Versus Low - Fat Diets on
Metabolic Risk Factors: A Meta - Analysis of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials.
According to the CDC, in 2012, 35 % of all U.S. adults and 18 % of those under 40 had at least three
metabolic risk factors.
Yet, in terms of cardiovascular health, the big breakfast led to significant reductions in
metabolic risk factors and better blood glucose control.
Both obesity and insulin resistance are associated with lactation difficulties, suggesting that curtailed lactation could be a marker for
metabolic risk (42, 43).
Thus in this new research, the authors aimed to investigate the combined effects of physical activity and leisure time sitting on long - term risk of developing obesity (defined as body mass index ≥ 30 kg / m ²) and of developing a clustering of
metabolic risk factors (defined as having two or more of low HDL (or «good») cholesterol, high levels of blood fats, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, and insulin resistance).
Even after accounting for change in weight and other aspects of diet, the relationships between sugar - sweetened beverages and
these metabolic risk factors for diabetes persisted.
Avocados: More than just the main ingredient in guacamole, avocados have beneficial effects on cardio -
metabolic risk factors that extend beyond their heart - healthy fatty acid profile (Wang, 2015).
Metabolic risk factors did not affect 30 - day, 1 - year or 5 - year survival for liver transplant recipients.
You have to seriously discount the effects of any intervention that only affects median LS in mice, though less so in a case of actually repairing aging damage than one affecting environmental or
metabolic risk factors driving «premature» disease (obesity, inflammation, cardiovascular risk factors, environmental toxins, etc).
A man's semen count is a marker of his general health, according to the largest study to date evaluating semen quality, reproductive function and
metabolic risk in men referred for fertility evaluation.
While sub-toxic levels of arsenic may not be fatal, they can still be dangerous, and researchers suggest «
the metabolic risk imposed by arsenic is likely underestimated.»
[11] Objectively measured sedentary time, physical activity, and
metabolic risk: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab).
Low - carbohydrate diets, obesity, and
metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
At Parsley Health, this a part of our comprehensive Assessment focusing on reducing
your metabolic risk and testing key biomarkers without immediately resorting to medications or surgery.
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