If you have metabolic syndrome, you should follow a low-carbohydrate diet. People with metabolic syndrome also have high risk for coronary disease.
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There's a tart and juicy breakfast fruit that might help keep metabolic syndrome in check. We're talking about grapefruit.
In a study, obese people who ate half a fresh grapefruit before meals showed improvements in two important measures related to the syndrome -- weight and insulin response. Not only did the grapefruit eaters shed pounds, but their insulin resistance improved, too.
Metabolic syndrome is bad news for your body. It's characterized by a combination of five serious health problems that can jack up your risk for heart disease and diabetes. Insulin resistance -- where the body fails to use insulin properly -- is one of the more serious markers because it can lead to high blood sugar and type 2 diabetes. High blood pressure, unhealthy cholesterol levels, high blood sugar and abdominal obesity make up the rest of the formula for metabolic syndrome. -
1 AnswerDr. Melissa B. Bagloo, MD , Bariatric Medicine (Obesity Medicine), answered on behalf of Columbia University Department of SurgeryFor years, doctors have observed that weight loss surgery resolves diabetes in over 80% of obese people with diabetes. Blood sugar levels improve dramatically almost immediately after gastric bypass surgery, and far before any significant weight loss occurs. Studies have found that when people lose the same amount of weight through diet as through surgery, those who had surgery experienced significantly better improvement in their diabetes than those who lost weight non-surgically. This indicates that the surgery itself -- not just losing weight -- is responsible for the metabolic shifts in the body.
This metabolic effect is significant for any person who is obese and is particularly compelling for those with metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is the combination of several medical problems associated with morbid obesity: high blood pressure, glucose intolerance/insulin resistance, excess body fat and high cholesterol.
All bariatric (weight loss) surgery procedures, including gastric banding, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy improve diabetes and metabolic syndrome. The effects are most pronounced after gastric bypass surgery.
Doctors have studied the effects of metabolic surgery among people who have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 and above. Although we do not yet know what the underlying mechanisms are for this effect, we know that operating on people with these diseases causes a significant improvement in diabetes. We believe gut hormones play an integral role in this process and that a change in this milieu accounts for the results that are seen clinically. -
1 AnswerDr. Melissa B. Bagloo, MD , Bariatric Medicine (Obesity Medicine), answered on behalf of Columbia University Department of SurgeryThe treatment options for metabolic syndrome are closely related to those for weight loss surgery. They include the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, the adjustable gastric band, as well as the duodenal switch or the bilio-pancreatic diversion operation. Today, metabolic syndrome is most commonly treated with the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the sleeve gastrectomy and somewhat to a lesser degree the adjustable gastric band.