This article reports that regular consumption of a variety of different colored grapes can retard the development of metabolic syndrome, even when consumed as part of a high fat, American-style diet. Metabolic syndrome refers to a related group of conditions including increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol levels ... Continue Reading
Excessive Sitting Significantly Increases the Risk of Disease and Death
An article warning us, yet again, that the longer a person sits each day, the more likely he or she is to develop markers of metabolic syndrome. Sitting for long periods of time, as untold millions of people around the world do every single day, can greatly increase your risk of disease and death. New research published in the journal Diabetologica has once again confirmed ... Continue Reading
Vitamins May Reduce Risk of Metabolic Syndrome
Running low on vitamin C[1] and vitamin E[2] may raise your risk of metabolic syndrome[3], according to a new study[4] from the journal Public Health Nutrition. Known to up your chances of developing diabetes[5] and heart disease[6], metabolic syndrome is marked by a cluster of conditions (including high blood pressure[7], high blood sugar levels, high cholesterol[8], and ... Continue Reading
Vitamins C and E linked to metabolic syndrome
ScienceDaily (Jan. 4, 2011) — With life expectancy increasing in Latin America, age-related disease has become a pressing public health concern. Results of an epidemiological study conducted by researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University and the Corporacion Ecuatoriana de Biotecnologia showed that the metabolic ... Continue Reading