Metabolic Syndrome on the Rise in U.S. Adults
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The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is increasing among U.S. adults, and will likely lead to increases in diabetes and heart disease, results of a study published in the October issue of Diabetes Care suggest.
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A high body mass index (BMI) in middle-aged men is associated with an increased likelihood of having a stroke over the next two or three decades -- even after taking into account other risk factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes --Swedish investigators have found.
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Blood pressure levels among American children are on the rise, an alarming trend linked to climbing obesity rates that reverses decades of decline, researchers reported on Monday.
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Children with a clustering of  cardiovascular risk factors that define the so-called metabolic  syndrome are very likely to have the syndrome in mid-adulthood,  or even overt heart disease or diabetes, according to a new  study.
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An increasing number of American adults  diagnosed with diabetes are obese, making it more likely they  will suffer heart disease, vision damage and other health  problems, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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Americans may be too fat, but at least their cholesterol is low. For the first time in nearly 50 years, the average cholesterol level for U.S. adults is in the ideal range, the government reported Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - The percentage of U.S. adults with diabetes who have their blood sugar levels under control, as indicated by glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) levels of less 7 percent, increased between 1999 and 2004, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.
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NEW YORK SEP 21, 2004  - Consumption of a Mediterranean-style diet appears to prevent metabolic syndrome and improve survival, according to the findings from two studies that appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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NEW YORK  - African American adults with   diabetes have higher hemoglobin A1C levels -- an indicator of   poor blood sugar control -- than their non-Hispanic white   counterparts, a review of published studies found.
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American researchers have revealed that women who drink higher amounts of sugar-sweetened beverages have an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes and gaining weight.
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A study of population groups has uncovered a gene variant that increases insulin resistance, thereby increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Description: New studies suggest that problems with cellular mitochondria may play a key role in the disorder known as &quot;metabolic syndrome,&quot; which consists of various combinations of high blood pressure, diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity and elevated
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An increasing number of American adults diagnosed with diabetes are obese, making it more likely they will suffer heart disease, vision damage and other health problems, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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Teenagers whose bodies do not process insulin properly have a higher risk of high blood pressure as adults.
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NEW YORK  - A high body mass index (BMI) in middle-aged men is associated with an increased likelihood of having a stroke over the next two or three decades -- even after taking into account other risk factors such as high blood pressure
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The longer an immigrant lives in the US the more likely they are to be obese. Chicago, IL - Journal of the American Medical Association - Since the 1980s, the US population has become more obese, according
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NEW YORK  - In adults, the development of insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, is influenced more by current body weight than by birth weight, results of a study in twins suggests.