Book Review / Critique de livre : Nutrition and fitness. Parts 1 and 2. Obesity, the metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and cancer; Mental health, aging, and the implementation of a healthy diet and physical activity lifestyle.

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy J Shephard
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Healthy Diet ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Diet And Physical Activity ◽  
Health Aging

Metabolic Syndrome, a Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor: Role of Adipocytokines and Impact of Diet and Physical Activity

2004 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 808-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay E. Robinson ◽  
Terry E. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Key Words Insulin ◽  
Diet And Physical Activity ◽  
The Impact

The metabolic syndrome comprises an array of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors such as abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and glucose intolerance. Insulin resistance and/or increased abdominal (visceral) obesity have been suggested as potential etiological factors. More recently, increasing evidence has associated insulin resistance and subclinical inflammation involving cytokines derived from adipose tissue, or adipocytokines. Despite the fact that precise mechanisms have yet to be established, there is a significant role for both diet and physical activity to improve the many factors associated with the metabolic syndrome, including modulation of various adipocytokines. Although both diet and physical activity have been studied for their ability to modify cytokines in more traditional inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, they have been less studied in relation to inflammation as an underlying cause of the metabolic syndrome and/or CVD. A more thorough understanding of the clustering of metabolic abnormalities and their underlying etiology will help to define diet and physical activity guidelines for preventing and treating the metabolic syndrome, an important aspect of CVD prevention. This paper will address potential underlying causes of the metabolic syndrome, with a focus on the putative mechanistic role of adipocytokines, and will discuss the impact of diet and physical activity on the metabolic syndrome. Key words: insulin resistance syndrome, obesity, adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, cytokines, TNF-α, IL-6, PAI-1, inflammation, nutrition, exercise

scholarly journals The Emerging Epidemic of Obesity, Diabetes, and the Metabolic Syndrome in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Shen ◽  
Abhinav Goyal ◽  
Laurence Sperling
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Urban Migration ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Industrialized Nations ◽  
Diet And Physical Activity ◽  
Rising Incidence ◽  
Dramatic Shift

China is one of the fastest developing countries in the world. Rapid economic progress has resulted in changes to both diet and physical activity. New found prosperity, increased urban migration, and the adoption of sedentary lifestyles by an aging Chinese population have resulted in a dramatic shift in disease burden—from infectious to chronic. Modern Chinese find themselves increasingly afflicted with the same noncommunicable chronic diseases typical of industrialized nations. Today, cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of both morbidity and mortality, affecting both rural and urban Chinese. The rising incidence of cardiovascular disease has been fueled by an epidemic of cardiometabolic risk factors. While hypertension and smoking have received considerable spotlight, little attention has been given to obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Their increasing prevalence is the focus of this paper.

Metabolic syndrome, inflammation and atherothrombosis

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (04) ◽  
pp. 283-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. W. Weiss ◽  
M. Rohla
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Atherosclerotic Plaques ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Inflammatory Pattern

SummaryExtensive research of the past decades altered our traditional concept about the genesis of atherosclerosis fundamentally. Today, the crucial role of inflammation in the formation and progression of atherosclerotic plaques is indisputable. Patients at high risk for developing cardiovascular disease, owing to poor diet, obesity and low physical activity have been shown to exhibit a particular inflammatory pattern.Therefore, the present review highlights the crosslink between the metabolic syndrome (MetS), adipose tissue, adipokines and selected inflammatory cytokines in the context of atherothrombosis and cardiovascular disease.

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