How does being physically active now affect your heart health down the road? With the help of new technology like the Apple Watch and iPhones, researchers are exploring the link and driving innovations that will help us all lead longer, healthier lives. Here's what you can do starting today: Eat better.
Adopt a diet rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables, skinless poultry, fish, nuts, low-fat or fat-free dairy products, lean meats and vegetable protein. Limit processed foods, saturated and trans fats, red meat, sodium and added sugars. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. This content does not have an English version. This content does not have an Arabic version.
Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic. Share on: Facebook Twitter. Show references Ferri FF. Metabolic syndrome. In: Ferri's Clinical Advisor So measure your waist—you want to stay below the target of 40 inches men or 35 inches women.
Continue to adhere to medical advice for overall health. Get key markers such as blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar checked as recommended by your doctor. Diagnosis A diagnosis of metabolic syndrome comes after the identification of at least three of the following five key risk factors.
Too much fat at the waist. Ask your doctor about different measurements for your ethnicity, Ndumele says. High triglyceride levels. Triglycerides are a type of fat found in the blood. HDL cholesterol helps clear damaging cholesterol from your arteries. High fasting glucose blood sugar. Treatment The goal of metabolic syndrome treatment is to reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes by controlling the associated problematic health conditions high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, insulin resistance.
Recommended changes include: Losing weight. Most people with metabolic syndrome are urged to lose weight in order to reach a healthier body mass index BMI. Your doctor can help you identify a plan and pace that makes the most sense for you. Adopting a healthier diet. What you really need is not a weight-loss diet but a new eating plan. If finding or following a plan is hard for you, consider asking your doctor or a nutritionist to help you, or to recommend resources to get you started.
Moving more. Even moderate amounts of activity will make a difference with heart markers. This review focuses on how treatment might affect each of the five components. Abdominal obesity can be treated with a variety of lower calorie diets along with regular exercise.
Indeed, all of the five components of the metabolic syndrome are improved by even modest amounts of weight loss achieved with diet and exercise.
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