April 11, 2023
Category :Healthy Advocacy
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It has been called Syndrome X, insulin resistance syndrome, dysmetabolic syndrome, hypertriglyceridemic waist, obesity syndrome. But what does it really mean when your doctor tells you that you have the “Metabolic Syndrome?”
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high density lipoprotein, insulin resistance syndrome, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes
November 30, 2022
Category :Diabetes Research
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A child’s waist circumference may be the best predictor of the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease later in life, according to a study of 2,188 Australians who were followed for an average 20 years from childhood.
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diabetes and cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, waist circumference
September 5, 2022
Category :Healthy Advocacy
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Metabolic syndrome is a term for a condition in which risk factors—such as abdominal obesity, high triglyceride level, low level of good cholesterol (also known as high-density lipoprotein cholesterol or HDL-C), high blood pressure, and high blood sugar—cluster together, putting a patient at higher risk for heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and stroke.
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abnormal blood, blood cholesterol level, diabetes mellitus, fresh fruits vegetables, good cholesterol, healthy lifestyle, high density lipoprotein, high triglyceride level, metabolic syndrome, whole grains
August 25, 2022
Category :Fitness
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Having the luxury of a 21-inch flatscreen television, laptop, game console, and other gadgets and devices all at an arm’s reach is considered heaven for many as the hot and humid Philippine weather foils any intent to move about. Hitch seeps in the instant you start living in the same setup each day; having lesser and lesser movement involved.
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couch potato, heart ailments, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome, preventive medicine, sedentary lifestyle, sports medicine, type 2 diabetes
May 19, 2022
Category :Diabetes Research
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A study has found that breastfeeding may protect nursing mothers from metabolic syndrome.
Observing 1,399 women aged 18-30 years who were enrolled in the ongoing Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study for 20 years, the researchers found that increased duration of lactation was associated with lower crude incidence rates of metabolic syndrome from 0 to 1 month through 9 months or more of breastfeeding.
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coronary heart disease, gestational diabetes, lifestyle modifications, metabolic syndrome, metabolism, nursing mothers
April 17, 2022
Category :Diabetes Research
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Fatty liver disease is a “hot” topic because it is common and carries the potential to cause serious liver disease. It has received much attention in recent years from liver disease specialists, diabetes and heart specialists because it is the most common liver disorder worldwide affecting 10 to 20 percent of the general population and is the most common cause of liver test abnormalities. » Continue Reading
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alcoholic beverages, enlargement of the liver, fatty liver disease, heart specialists, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, liver disorder, liver test, metabolic syndrome
February 17, 2022
Category :Diabetes Research
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Researchers from the Joslin Diabetes Center have identified insulin resistance in the liver as a key factor that causes metabolic syndrome and one of its associated conditions, atherosclerosis.
Not only do the findings provide an understanding of how metabolic syndrome occurs, but it also pinpoint a target for treatment of the condition. “This is one of the first true insights into the role of the liver in the metabolic syndrome and provides guidance for future therapies,” said senior study investigator Dr. C. Ronald Kahn, an internationally recognized researcher in diabetes and metabolism.
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good cholesterol, hypertension, insulin, metabolic syndrome
February 7, 2021
Category :Health Watch
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Yes and No. Diabetics can and cannot drink diet Soda like Coke Zero but should not drink it on a regular basis. Diet Sodas like Coke Zero are technically speaking calorie free. They have very few if no zero sugar in them. They are ideally designed for people who want to lose weight or prevent sugar-related diseases like diabetes. Instead of sugar, diet sodas are sweetened with artificial sweeteners like aspartame, cyclamate, saccharin, acesulfame-k or sucralose. However, since diet sodas are carbonated beverage it contains sodium which is dangerous for high blood pressure or kidney problems which diabetics are at great risk.
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artificial sweeteners, aspartame, depression, fruit juice, high blood pressure, kidney problems, metabolic syndrome
January 3, 2021
Category :Healthy Recipes
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Root Crops serve as an ideal substitute for rice for Filipino diabetics because it is a safe source of carbohydrates compared to rice which can spike blood sugar vessels. Sweet potato, cassava, taro and yam locally known as kamote, kamoteng kahoy, gabi, and ube, are some of the starchy root crops found to have low glycemic index (GI).
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cardiovascular disease, kamoteng kahoy, low glycemic index, metabolic syndrome, Root Crops, starchy root
August 31, 2020
Category :Diabetes Research
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A darkened area of skin in the body is a condition called acanthosis nigricans. Dark skin areas can be found in the neck, armpits, elbows, knees and knuckles. Dark knuckles is one of the discrete tell tale signs of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, syndrome x, impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance or Pre-diabetes.
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dark skin, darkened area, diabetic patients, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, pigment melanin, pre-diabetes