TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical, physiopathological and dietetic aspects of metabolic syndrome
AU - Leonetti, F.
AU - Lacobellis, G.
AU - Zappaterreno, A.
AU - Di Mario, U.
PY - 2002/9
Y1 - 2002/9
N2 - Hypertriglyceridaemia, diabetes, hypertension and obesity are the "deadly quartet" indicating a syndrome at high risk for cardiovascular disease for which, in 1998, WHO proposed the definition of Metabolic Syndrome, related to an elevated degree of insulin resistance. Treatment will often include behavioural changes that reduce body weight and increase physical activity. A high-carbohydrate/low-fat diet with complex carbohydrates and mainly unsaturated fat is recommended. Replacing refined grain products and potatoes with minimally processed plant-based foods such as whole grains, fruit, and vegetables, and reducing the intake of high glycaemic load beverages may offer a simple strategy for reducing the incidence of coronary heart disease.
AB - Hypertriglyceridaemia, diabetes, hypertension and obesity are the "deadly quartet" indicating a syndrome at high risk for cardiovascular disease for which, in 1998, WHO proposed the definition of Metabolic Syndrome, related to an elevated degree of insulin resistance. Treatment will often include behavioural changes that reduce body weight and increase physical activity. A high-carbohydrate/low-fat diet with complex carbohydrates and mainly unsaturated fat is recommended. Replacing refined grain products and potatoes with minimally processed plant-based foods such as whole grains, fruit, and vegetables, and reducing the intake of high glycaemic load beverages may offer a simple strategy for reducing the incidence of coronary heart disease.
KW - Diabetes
KW - Insulin
KW - Metabolic syndrome
KW - Obesity
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U2 - 10.1016/S1590-8658(02)80181-5
DO - 10.1016/S1590-8658(02)80181-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 12408457
AN - SCOPUS:0036742195
VL - 34
SP - S134-S139
JO - Digestive and Liver Disease
JF - Digestive and Liver Disease
SN - 1590-8658
ER -