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Diet For Metabolic Syndrome

Mediterranean diet plus nuts may fight metabolic syndrome

December 09, 2008
The Mediterranean-style diet, which is full of olive oil, fish, vegetables, and fruits, has once again been linked to an improvement in metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that include high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, and abdominal obesity, and the condition puts sufferers at risk for heart disease. But researchers found that a Mediterranean-style diet that included 30 grams of mixed nuts daily helped patients lower their high triglycerides a... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Drinking diet soda pop: helpful or harmful?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...Association's journal Circulation, implies that drinking diet soda pop is just as likely to... Read more »

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Diet Soda, Heart Disease "Link": All Fizz
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

...news today: A study that appears to link drinking diet soda with heart disease risk. Crack open... Read more »

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Metabolic Syndrome: Is it Preventable?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...Therefore, the study clearly indicates the benefits of diet and lifestyle interventions, even... Read more »

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Will Pop lose its Fizz-le?
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert

...America's Health" , on the impact of soda pop on our diets. When I went to high school, vending... Read more »

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The Chicken or the Egg
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

...and colleagues found that IR in the muscles causes dietary carbohydrates to be converted into... Read more »

Health Guide

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Highlights
...pressure, high blood sugar, and obesity. Obesity itself is also a risk factor for gallstone disease.DietFats. Some studies have found a lower risk for gallstones in people who consume foods... Read more »
What Is A Stroke?
...guidelines include:Lifestyle changes: Quit smoking, exercise 30 minutes a day, maintain a healthy weight and diet, limit alcohol consumption.Drug therapy: Antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin,... Read more »
Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...syndrome, like type 2 diabetes mellitus which it leads to, is a risk factor for arteriosclerosis. Managing diet and weight, and increasing physical activity can help bring low-density lipoprotein... Read more »
Weight Control and Diet: References
...March 27, 2006.Chen TY, Smith W, Rosenstock JL, Lessnau KD. A life-threatening complication of Atkins diet. Lancet. 2006 Mar 18;367(9514):958.Lopez-Jimenez F, Bhatia S, Collazo-Clavell ML, Sarr... Read more »
Heart disease and women
...angioplasty, or a stent procedure should join a cardiac rehabilitation program. Eat a heart healthy diet. The diet includes a variety of fruits, vegetables, grains, low-fat or nonfat dairy... Read more »

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A recent study suggests that a low-carbohydrate diet may treat the cluster of obesity-related symptoms known as metabolic syndrome. Researchers say... Read summary »