Metabolic syndrome patients need more vitamin C to break cycle of antioxidant depletion
(Oregon State University) A higher intake of vitamin C is crucial for metabolic syndrome patients trying to halt a potentially deadly cycle of antioxidant disruption and health-related problems, an Oregon State University researcher says. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Health Tip: Understanding Metabolic Syndrome
-- Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of disorders that signal a person ' s increased risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke, the American Heart Association says.
Symptoms may include high blood pressure, high fasting blood glucose, high cholesterol... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 27, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Health Tip: Understanding Metabolic Syndrome
Title: Health Tip: Understanding Metabolic SyndromeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/27/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/27/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General)
Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General - December 27, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Prevalence of Metabolically Healthy Adults in U.S. Very Low
MONDAY, Dec. 17, 2018 -- Very few U.S. adults are metabolically healthy, according to a study published online Nov. 27 in Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders.
Joana Ara újo, Ph.D., from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 17, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Metabolic syndrome increases risk of gestational diabetes
Metabolic syndrome increases pregnant women's risk of complications including gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, according to research published inPLOS Medicine. ABC News (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - December 14, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Resilience may be neurobiological
(Northwestern University) Neighborhood violence has been associated with adverse health effects on youth, including sleep loss, asthma and metabolic syndrome. Yet some youth living in high-crime neighborhoods manage to avoid these effects. A new Northwestern University study aims to answer a resilience puzzle: Why does a second-hand or indirect experience of neighborhood violence affect some youth, but not others? (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 28, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Lifting weights for just five minutes can slash stroke and heart attack risk
Pumping iron for just a few minutes cuts the likelihood of developing metabolic syndrome, say researchers from Iowa State University who studied nearly 13,000 adults. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 14, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Changes in Risk Indicators of MetS Severity Tied to T2DM Risk
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14, 2018 -- For patients with prediabetes who are randomly assigned to interventions, changes in risk indicators of metabolic syndrome (MetS) severity are associated with the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 14, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New way to monitor diabetes and other metabolic disorders
EU-funded researchers have developed computer models that accurately predict and monitor the progression of metabolic syndrome and its associated diseases. This advance may result in new therapies for diabetes, hyperlipidemia, liver disease and more. (Source: EUROPA - Research Information Centre)
Source: EUROPA - Research Information Centre - November 13, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news
Nonfunctioning Adrenal Incidentaloma Nonfunctioning Adrenal Incidentaloma
How often does metabolic syndrome occur in patients with nonfunctioning adrenal incidentaloma?Clinical Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
A hypocaloric Mediterranean diet and daily exercise maintain weight loss
(Universitat Rovira i Virgili) Following a Mediterranean diet low in calories and engaging daily physical activity have proved to reduce body weight and cardiovascular risk in patients with overweight and metabolic syndrome, and to maintain these benefits after one year. These are the main findings of the PREDIMED-Plus trial, which have studied more than 600 patients aged between 55 and 75 years old with obesity or overweight and metabolic syndrome. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Physical activity lowers diabetes risk in women during perimenopause
Research, published in theJournal of Clinical Endocrinology& Metabolism, suggests that increased physical activity and a lower calorie diet can lower the risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome in women transitioning to menopause.MedicalXpress (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - October 26, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Metabolic Syndrome Highly Prevalent Even in Very Young Kids
(MedPage Today) -- Over 25% of 6-year-olds had at least one risk factor in study (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - October 19, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Value-added electrodiagnostics: targeting interventions for fall risk reduction - Hearn SL, Richardson JK.
Walking confers numerous health benefits, particularly for middle-aged and older patients with diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Nevertheless, it brings a risk of injurious falls, especially among populations with diabetes and metabolic syndrome-related dis... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 11, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Falls Source Type: news
NIH awards Steve Farber $3.3-million to identify medicines for cardiovascular disease
(Carnegie Institution for Science) Carnegie's Department of Embryology scientist Steven Farber and team have been awarded a 5-year $3.3-million NIH grant to identify novel pharmaceuticals for combatting a host of diseases associated with altered levels of lipoproteins like LDL ('bad cholesterol'). Obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, and metabolic syndrome have all been linked to changes in plasma lipoproteins. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
