Metabolic syndrome is a set of diseases, which together increase the risk of serious cardiovascular changes such as stroke and stroke. These diseases are the accumulation of fat in the abdomen, diabetes, and still pressure, cholesterol and high triglycerides.
This syndrome, which is also called insulin resistance syndrome, is characterized by accumulation of fat in the belly region, and insulin resistance but other diseases that are also associated with this syndrome are polycystic ovarian syndrome, liver fat of non-alcoholic cause, small amount of albumin in the urine and elevation of uric acid in the blood.
Signals and symptons
The signs and symptoms that may indicate the metabolic syndrome are related to the diseases that are associated, such as:
- Acanthosis nigricans: are dark patches around the neck and in the folds of the skin;
- Obesity: accumulation of abdominal fat, tiredness, difficulty breathing and sleeping, pain in the knees and ankles due to overweight;
- Diabetes: dry mouth, dizziness, tiredness, excess urine;
- High blood pressure: headache, dizziness, ringing in the ears.
In addition to assessing height, weight, measuring blood pressure, blood glucose at the time of consultation and wanting to know the person's life habits, how to smoke, practice physical activity if there is a history of hypertension in the family, the doctor can ask for tests to identify the metabolic syndrome such as fasting glycemia, cholesterol and triglycerides. Others that may also be required are total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, creatinine, uric acid, microalbuminuria, C-reactive protein, and glucose intolerance test.
Criteria for Metabolic Syndrome
For the diagnosis of the Metabolic Syndrome it is necessary that the person present at least 3 of the following points:
- Fasting glycemia between 100 and 125 and after meals between 140 and 200;
- Abdominal circumference between 94 and 102 cm, in men and women, between 80 and 88 cm;
- High triglycerides, above 150mg / dl or higher;
- High pressure, above 135/85 mmHg;
- High LDL cholesterol .
Treatment of Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome treatment is based on lifestyle change, adopting a healthy lifestyle that includes regular physical activity, balanced eating, weight loss, and quitting smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages. The remedies are indicated to control high blood pressure, use of statins to control cholesterol and anti-diabetics for diabetes. Learn more at: Remedy for Metabolic Syndrome.
Watch in this video what you can do to combat this syndrome:
Some important recommendations are to practice exercises for 30 minutes daily and to always eat in a healthy way, so you must change the diet, following the advice of a nutritionist so that important aspects such as foods with low salt content are taken into account, sodium, consumption of more diuretic foods, intake of the ideal amount of water, stop eating foods that harm health and aggravate the metabolic syndrome, for example.
