scholarly journals Adding Diet and Exercise Counseling to the Health Promotion Plan Alleviates Anthropometric and Metabolic Complications in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. NMI.S9683 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Morita-Suzuki ◽  
Y. Fujioka ◽  
H. Mitsuoka ◽  
M. Tashiro ◽  
M. Harada
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Liver Function ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽  
Metabolic Complications ◽  
Exercise Load ◽  
Exercise Counseling ◽  
Diet And Exercise ◽  
Diet Counseling

We investigated the effects of individual (IC) and group (GC) diet and exercise counseling in men with metabolic syndrome. Participants received exercise instruction and exercise load was monitored. IC participants received individual diet counseling sessions and general consultations at baseline and monthly. GC participants received a group diet counseling session at baseline and general consultations at baseline and monthly. In the IC group, body mass index (BMI) percent body fat, waist circumference, diastolic blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c, and liver function levels were reduced significantly after 3 months, whereas in the GC group, waist circumference and levels of liver function were reduced. Exercise load was negatively correlated with change in BMI and waist circumference in the IC group, and positively correlated with changes in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in all subjects and in the GC group. Diet and exercise counseling, especially IC, may benefit patients with metabolic syndrome.

The association between plant-based diet indices and metabolic syndrome in Iranian older adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 026010602199267
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Amini* ◽  
Hossein Shahinfar ◽  
Farhang Djafari ◽  
Fatemeh Sheikhhossein ◽  
Sina Naghshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
High Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽  
High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
High Density ◽  
Lipoprotein Cholesterol

Background: We investigated the association between plant-based diets indices – an overall plant-based diet index; a healthful plant-based diet index; and an unhealthful plant-based diet index – and metabolic syndrome among Iranian older adults. Aim: We aimed to examine the relationship between plant-based diet indices and metabolic syndrome. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 178 older adults (51 men and 127 women), with a mean age of 67.04 (60–83) who were referred to health centers in Tehran, Iran. Blood and urine samples were collected to measure serum total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides. We created an overall plant-based diet index, healthful plant-based diet index, and unhealthful plant-based diet index from semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire data. Anthropometric measures were done. Results: Our crude model results showed that triglycerides, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and waist circumference did not significantly differ between tertiles of plant-based diet index and healthful plant-based diet index; also triglycerides, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, and waist circumference did not significantly differ between tertiles of unhealthful plant-based diet index, but high-density lipoprotein cholesterol significantly differed between tertiles of unhealthful plant-based diet index. After adjusting for confounders the results remained non-significant for plant-based diet index but high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was significant for healthful and unhealthful plant-based diet indices. There was also no significant association between plant-based diet index (OR: 1.11; 95% CI: 0.53–2.33), healthful plant-based diet index (OR: 0.81; 95% CI: 0.39–1.68), and unhealthful plant-based diet index (OR: 0.81; 95% CI: 0.38–1.72) with metabolic syndrome, even after adjustment for confounders. Conclusions: Our findings showed that plant-based diets are not significantly associated with risk of metabolic syndrome in older adults. To confirm the veracity of these findings, more studies should be conducted.

scholarly journals Association between a novel dietary lipophilic index (LI) with metabolic phenotypes in a community-based study in Tabriz- Iran

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nika Soltani ◽  
Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi ◽  
Leila Nikniaz ◽  
Mahsa Mahmoudinezhad
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Metabolic Profile ◽  
Low Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Dietary Fatty Acids ◽  
Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽  
Community Based

Abstract Background Dietary fatty acids are important dietary determinants of metabolic disorders in human. However, it is important to develop an index that considers not only the amount of dietary fatty acids but also the structure, fluidity and melting point of them. In the current study we investigated the association between a novel dietary lipophilic index (LI) with metabolic profile and dyslipidemia in a community based study in Tabriz-Iran. Methods Dietary data were collected using a validated, 79-food item, semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire, and dietary LI was calculated. Anthropometric variables were measured and metabolic profile including blood sugar, serum lipids and liver enzymes were assessed. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to the adult treatment panel (ATP) III criteria. Results The mean age of the participants was 42.53 ± 12.03 years and most of the participants were women. Mean of dietary LI was 34.99 ± 6.91. Higher dietary LI was associated with higher body mass index (BMI) (β = 0.17, P < 0.04), waist circumference (β = 0.18, P < 0.01) and systolic blood pressure (β = 0.27, P < 0.01). Also LI was increased with increasing waist circumference (0.001), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (0.001), and negatively associated with high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (0.001). Conclusion The novel dietary LI was considered as a useful tool in prediction of cardio-metabolic risk factors including general and central obesity, dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome in a population-based study in Iran. Further researches in other disease and populations could highlight the application of this index in clinical settings.

scholarly journals Vitamin D Deficient Older Adults Are More Prone to Have Metabolic Syndrome, but Not to a Greater Number of Metabolic Syndrome Parameters

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 748
Author(s):  
Henrique Pott-Junior ◽  
Carla Manuela Crispim Nascimento ◽  
Letícia Pimenta Costa-Guarisco ◽  
Grace Angelica de Oliveira Gomes ◽  
Karina Gramani-Say ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Influencing Factor ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Hypovitaminosis D ◽  
Metabolic Parameters ◽  
Lipoprotein Cholesterol

This study investigated the relationship between metabolic parameters and low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels in older adults (n = 265). They were assessed for anthropometrics and metabolic measurements, including 25(OH)D, insulin, glucose, total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG) and other inflammatory markers. Vitamin D deficiency was defined as a 25(OH)D level below 50 nmol/L. Comparisons between groups were performed using Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney or Pearson’s Chi-squared test. A multivariate adjusted Poisson regression was used to model the number of metabolic parameters as a function of a set of explanatory variables. Subjects with 25(OH)D deficiency were predominantly females and presented higher body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, triglycerides and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α), and higher insulin resistance. Metabolic syndrome was also more prevalent among 25(OH)D-deficient subjects. In those without metabolic syndrome, 25(OH)D deficiency was related only to obesity and higher insulin resistance. Female sex, hypertension, higher waist circumference and higher levels of hemoglobin A1C (%), HDL-C, and TG were significantly associated with an increased number of metabolic syndrome parameters after adjusting for covariates, but 25(OH)D was not. The fact that serum 25(OH)D concentration was inversely associated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance not only reaffirms the relevance to consider serum 25(OH)D concentration as an influencing factor for insulin resistance, but also the need to actively screen for hypovitaminosis D in all patients with this condition.

scholarly journals A Three-Month Consumption of Eggs Enriched with ω-3, ω-5 and ω-7 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Significantly Decreases the Waist Circumference of Subjects at Risk of Developing Metabolic Syndrome: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 663
Author(s):  
Monique T. Ngo Njembe ◽  
Barbara Pachikian ◽  
Irina Lobysheva ◽  
Nancy Van Overstraeten ◽  
Louis Dejonghe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome

Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), rumenic acid (RmA), and punicic acid (PunA) are claimed to influence several physiological functions including insulin sensitivity, lipid metabolism and inflammatory processes. In this double-blind randomized controlled trial, we investigated the combined effect of ALA, DHA, RmA and PunA on subjects at risk of developing metabolic syndrome. Twenty-four women and men were randomly assigned to two groups. Each day, they consumed two eggs enriched with oleic acid (control group) or enriched with ALA, DHA, RmA, and PunA (test group) for 3 months. The waist circumference decreased significantly (−3.17 cm; p < 0.001) in the test group. There were no major changes in plasma insulin and blood glucose in the two groups. The dietary treatments had no significant effect on endothelial function as measured by peripheral arterial tonometry, although erythrocyte nitrosylated hemoglobin concentrations tended to decrease. The high consumption of eggs induced significant elevations in plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL)- and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol (p < 0.001), which did not result in any change in the LDL/HDL ratio in both groups. These results indicate that consumption of eggs enriched with ALA, DHA, RmA and PunA resulted in favorable changes in abdominal obesity without affecting other factors of the metabolic syndrome.

scholarly journals Relationship between C-reactive protein and features of the metabolic syndrome in military pilots in the Serbia and Montenegro

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (11) ◽  
pp. 811-819
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Jovelic ◽  
Goran Radjen ◽  
Stojan Jovelic ◽  
Marica Markovic
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
High Density Lipoprotein ◽  
High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽  
Low Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽  
Low Density ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽  
Reactive Protein

Background/Aim. C-reactive protein is an independent predictor of the risk of cardiovascular events and diabetes mellitus in apparently healthy men. The relationship between C-reactive protein and the features of metabolic syndrome has not been fully elucidated. To assess the cross-sectional relationship between C-reactive protein and the features of metabolic syndrome in healthy people. Methods. We studied 161 military pilots (agee, 40?6 years) free of cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and active inflammation on their regular annual medical control. Age, total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, blood pressure, smoking habit, waist circumference and body mass index were evaluated. Plasma C-reactive protein was measured by the immunonephelometry (Dade Behring) method. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel. Results. The mean C-reactive protein concentrations in the subjects grouped according to the presence of 0, 1, 2 and 3 or more features of the metabolic syndrome were 1.11, 1.89, 1.72 and 2.22 mg/L, respectively (p = 0.023) with a statistically, significant difference between those with 3, and without metabolic syndrome (p = 0.01). In the simple regression analyses C-reactive protein did not correlate with the total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, body mass index and blood pressure (p > 0.05). In the multiple regression analysis, waist circumference (? = 0.411, p = 0.000), triglycerides to high density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (? = 0.774, p = 0.000), smoking habit (? = 0.236, p = 0.003) and triglycerides (? = 0.471, p = 0.027) were independent predictors of C-reactive protein. Conclusions. Our results suggested a cross-sectional independent correlation between the examined cardiovascular risk factors as the predominant features of metabolic syndrome and C-reactive protein in the group of apparently healthy subjects. The lack of correlation of C-reactive protein with the total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol in our study may suggest their different role in the process of atherosclerosis and the possibility to determine C-reactive protein in order to identify high-risk subjects not identified with cholesterol screening.

scholarly journals Serum interleukin-23 protects, whereas methotrexate treatment stimulates selected components of the metabolic syndrome in patients with SAPHO syndrome

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-126
Author(s):  
Hanna Przepiera-Będzak ◽  
Katarzyna Fischer ◽  
Marek Brzosko
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Sapho Syndrome ◽  
Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽  
Skin Changes ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Methotrexate Treatment ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionThe aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of disease activity, selected serum cytokines, and therapy on metabolic syndrome (MetS) components in patients with synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome.Material and methodsWe studied 46 SAPHO patients (40 women, 6 men). We recorded age, sex, disease duration, arthritis localization, type of skin changes, bone scintigraphy results, comorbidities, BASDAI, VAS, and treatment. We measured erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, lipid profile, serum IL-6, IL-18, IL-23, endothelin-1, vascular endothelial growth factor, and epidermal growth factor (EGF).Results97.8% of patients had sternoclavicular joint arthritis, 91.3% of patients palmoplantar pustulosis. In 65.2% of SAPHO patients skin changes and arthritis started simultaneously. Apart from non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, patients were treated with methotrexate (41.3%), sulfasalazine (41.3%), and antibiotics (39.1%). 19.5% of patients met MetS criteria. Serum IL-23 correlated positively with total cholesterol (TC; p = 0.02) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (p = 0.01) in the SAPHO group. There was a negative correlation between HDL-C and BASDAI (p = 0.02). Patients treated with methotrexate had higher triglyceride (p = 0.01) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (p = 0.01) levels. There was a negative correlation between TC and EGF (p = 0.03). Increased prevalence of autoimmune diseases and depression was observed in SAPHO patients.ConclusionsSerum IL-23 protects, whereas methotrexate treatment stimulates selected components of the MetS in patients with SAPHO syndrome.

scholarly journals Wuqinxi Qigong as an Alternative Exercise for Improving Risk Factors Associated with Metabolic Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liye Zou ◽  
Yangjie Zhang ◽  
Jeffer Eidi Sasaki ◽  
Albert S. Yeung ◽  
Lin Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Background: The improvement of living standards has led to increases in the prevalence of hypokinetic diseases. In particular, multifactorial complex diseases, such as metabolic syndrome, are becoming more prevalent. Currently, developing effective methods to combat or prevent metabolic syndrome is of critical public health importance. Thus, we conducted a systematic review to evaluate the existing literature regarding the effects of Wuqinxi exercise on reducing risk factors related to metabolic syndrome. Methods: Both English- and Chinese-language databases were searched for randomized controlled trials investigating the effects of Wuqinxi on these outcomes. Meanwhile, we extracted usable data for computing pooled effect size estimates, along with the random-effects model. Results: The synthesized results showed positive effects of Wuqinxi exercise on systolic blood pressure (SBP, SMD = 0.62, 95% CI 0.38 to 0.85, p < 0.001, I2 = 24.06%), diastolic blood pressure (DBP, SMD = 0.62, 95% CI 0.22 to 1.00, p < 0.001, I2 = 61.28%), total plasma cholesterol (TC, SMD = 0.88, 95% CI 0.41 to 1.36, p < 0.001, I2 = 78.71%), triglyceride (TG, SMD = 0.87, 95% CI 0.49 to 1.24, p < 0.001, I2 = 67.22%), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C, SMD = 1.24, 95% CI 0.76 to 1.72, p < 0.001, I2 = 78.27%), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL, SMD = 0.95, 95% CI 0.43 to 1.46, p < 0.001, I2 = 82.27%). In addition, regression results showed that longer-duration Wuqinxi intervention significantly improved DBP (β = 0.00016, Q = 5.72, df = 1, p = 0.02), TC (β = −0.00010, Q = 9.03, df = 1, p = 0.01), TG (β = 0.00012, Q = 6.23, df = 1, p = 0.01), and LDL (β = 0.00011, Q = 5.52, df = 1, p = 0.02). Conclusions: Wuqinxi may be an effective intervention to alleviate the cardiovascular disease risk factors of metabolic syndrome.

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