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Dietary Management of the Metabolic Syndrome

Author(s) -

Kimokoti RW,

Brown LS

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

clinical pharmacology and therapeutics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941

H-Index - 188

eISSN - 1532-6535

pISSN - 0009-9236

DOI - 10.1038/clpt.2011.92

Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , clinical pharmacology , etiology , medicine , obesity , type 2 diabetes mellitus , diabetes mellitus , dietary management , disease , type 2 diabetes , cluster (spacecraft) , endocrinology , intensive care medicine , physiology , pharmacology , computer science , programming language

The term “metabolic syndrome” (MetS) describes a cluster of risk factors that, in combination, increase the risk for cardiovascular disease two‐ to threefold and that for type 2 diabetes mellitus three‐ to fivefold, independent of the presence of obesity. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 Diet is a major determinant of MetS and should be targeted for prevention and treatment of the condition. 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 This report reviews the role of individual nutrients, foods/food groups, and dietary patterns in the etiology and management of MetS. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2011) 90 1, 184–187. doi: 10.1038/clpt.2011.92

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