Adherence index to the American Heart Association Diet and Lifestyle Recommendation is associated with the metabolic syndrome in Japanese male workers

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. e199-e203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukari Kuroki ◽  
Kimiko Kanauchi ◽  
Masao Kanauchi
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
American Heart Association ◽  
American Heart ◽  
Heart Association ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Japanese Male ◽  
Diet And Lifestyle ◽  
Male Workers ◽  
Adherence Index

scholarly journals A new dietary strategy for long-term treatment of the metabolic syndrome is compared with the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines: the MEtabolic Syndrome REduction in NAvarra (RESMENA) project

2013 ◽  
Vol 111 (4) ◽  
pp. 643-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocio de la Iglesia ◽  
Patricia Lopez-Legarrea ◽  
Itziar Abete ◽  
Isabel Bondia-Pons ◽  
Santiago Navas-Carretero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
American Heart Association ◽  
American Heart ◽  
Heart Association ◽  
Control Group ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Long Term Treatment ◽  
Dietary Strategy

The long-term effects of dietary strategies designed to combat the metabolic syndrome (MetS) remain unknown. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of a new dietary strategy based on macronutrient distribution, antioxidant capacity and meal frequency (MEtabolic Syndrome REduction in NAvarra (RESMENA) diet) for the treatment of the MetS when compared with the American Heart Association guidelines, used as Control. Subjects with the MetS (fifty-two men and forty-one women, age 49 (se1) years, BMI 36·11 (se0·5) kg/m2) were randomly assigned to one of two dietary groups. After a 2-month nutritional-learning intervention period, during which a nutritional assessment was made for the participants every 15 d, a 4-month self-control period began. No significant differences were found between the groups concerning anthropometry, but only the RESMENA group exhibited a significant decrease in body weight ( − 1·7 %;P= 0·018), BMI ( − 1·7 %;P= 0·019), waist circumference ( − 1·8 %;P= 0·021), waist:hip ratio ( − 1·4 %;P= 0·035) and android fat mass ( − 6·9 %;P= 0·008). The RESMENA group exhibited a significant decrease in alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) concentrations ( − 26·8 %;P= 0·008 and − 14·0 %;P= 0·018, respectively), while the Control group exhibited a significant increase in glucose (7·9 %;P= 0·011), AST (11·3 %;P= 0·045) and uric acid (9·0 %;P< 0·001) concentrations. LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) concentrations were increased (Control group: 34·4 %;P< 0·001 and RESMENA group: 33·8 %;P< 0·001), but interestingly so were the LDL-C:apoB ratio (Control group: 28·7 %;P< 0·001, RESMENA group: 17·1 %;P= 0·009) and HDL-cholesterol concentrations (Control group: 21·1 %;P< 0·001, RESMENA group: 8·7;P= 0·001). Fibre was the dietary component that most contributed to the improvement of anthropometry, while body-weight loss explained changes in some biochemical markers. In conclusion, the RESMENA diet is a good long-term dietary treatment for the MetS.

scholarly journals Summary of American Heart Association Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations Revision 2006

2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 2186-2191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice H. Lichtenstein ◽  
Lawrence J. Appel ◽  
Michael Brands ◽  
Mercedes Carnethon ◽  
Stephen Daniels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
American Heart Association ◽  
American Heart ◽  
Heart Association ◽  
Lifestyle Recommendations ◽  
Diet And Lifestyle
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