Metabolic Syndrome: Risk Factors and Nitrition Impact Report

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Abstract
Introduction
Aim of the study
Methodology
Findings
Discussion
Conclusion
Comments and recommendation
References

Abstract

This paper aims at analyzing some of the problems associated with poor nutrition intake or intake of unbalanced diet. Beside that, the paper aims at describing the risk factors associated with bad feeding habit or other metabolic syndrome.

This is a collection of various hazardous factors caused by high body weight, obesity and other fatty associated diseases in the body. Accumulation of too much fat in the lining of cardiovascular arteries and other organs of the body may result to health problems such as hypertensions, stroke and heart diseases.

Introduction

Metabolic syndrome is a feature detected to the obese patients, diabetics, and patients with heart problems. This is a malfunction caused by poor and prolonged feeding habits, poor nutrition and lack of exercises. Therefore, metabolic syndrome can highly be avoided through proper nutrition and doing exercises. The risk of getting heart problems increases with the patients who suffer from metabolic syndrome. C-reactive protein hypersensitivity to the patients is a good indicator of one having high risks of getting heart problems or any other problem associated with high fatty tissues.

Heart diseases are the main factors that drive doctors to diagnose metabolic syndrome in the suspicious patient. Some of the medical conditions associated with this syndrome include patients with fatty and extended waste line. Obese abdomen is cause of accumulated fat in the abdomen adipose tissue. This increases the risks of getting heart problems as opposed to accumulation of fat in other body parts. Another factor that increases risks of heart diseases is too much triglyceride in the blood.

Patients with metabolic syndrome have high risks of getting heart diseases, stroke, diabetes and hypertension than those who do not have metabolic syndrome. Beside metabolic syndrome, too much low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, abuse of drugs, alcoholism etc increases the risks of getting heart problems.

The only cure to avoid heart problems and metabolic syndrome is by having proper balanced diet and doing exercises.

Aim of the study

To examine C – reactive protein titer in patients with metabolic syndrome and its effect in cardiovascular diseases.
To measure the risk factors for developing heart diseases
To investigate whether obese have high chances of getting cardiovascular problems

Sub problems

Does the feeding habit of an individual goes hand in hand with the cardiovascular problems?
Does doing exercises mitigate the problems?

Methodology

I have decided to use questionnaire, direct interview, cross examination and recorded date of the inpatients

The procedure was as follows

First, a population of one hundred health individuals was selected.
The population was divided into two groups. One consisted of 43 men and 47 women.
Then examination of each group was done whereby smokers, those who suffer from deadly infections, cardiovascular diseases, diabetics, and other chronic and acute infections were eliminated.
After that physical examination of health persons was done to give a positive result.
The main procedure included check up of clinical and laboratory results beside normal features such as waist circumference, body mass index, height and weight, and finally waist to hip ratio. The life histories of the persons were taken whereby full medical history was recorded.
Physical analysis of the control population was done. This included urinalysis, counting of blood cells, analytical chemistry of the blood was carried out whereby blood glucose was measured using Behring apparatus, individuals with hepatitis b and a were examined through serological tests and fried ward formula, chest radiography was done, this was followed by electrocardiogram, respiratory and digestive systems were also examined.
Going on, systolic and diastolic pressure was measured using a sphygmomanometer whereby each individual was given ten minutes for resting.
Korotkolfs sound were used to define the pressures whereby reading were recorded to the nearest even number with a mean of 2.5
Plasma analysis was done whereby cholesterol concentration was measured and triglycerides. Finally, the difference between the two data was recorded and analyzed.

Findings

From the data of both control and the population under investigation, the following results emerged. First, from the two groups, it emerged that there is no difference in age and sex, meaning that even young and obese children have got high chances of getting cardiovascular problems.

From the laboratory results, in the two groups men who suffered from metabolic syndrome were 24 and 26 women. The control group had a lower level of systolic and diastolic blood pressure. the metabolic syndrome group had a higher blood pressure whereby the systolic was at 142 and diastolic at 85 as compared to 124 and 76 respectively for the control group. Another finding is that hanging belly and obesity was more frequent to women than men.

Of course the metabolic syndrome group had higher Lower Density Lipoprotein cholesterol concentration and triglycerides while High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol was lower in metabolic syndrome. The CRP concentrations were higher in metabolic syndrome compared to the control group.

Lastly, computing of logistic regression shows that waist circumference and plasma glucose both at (p<0.012) gives independent correlation with plasma C – reactive protein. Again, smokers, obese, and the aged have got high chances of getting levels of C – reactive protein increasing. Therefore, they have high chances of contracting cardiovascular problems that is associated with the metabolic syndrome patients.

Discussion

Since C – reactive protein is associated with the metabolic syndrome individuals, it means that metabolic individuals have got high chances of getting cardiovascular problems. Therefore, hypersensitivity C-reactive protein is an indicator of cardiovascular diseases. This is because, metabolic syndrome playa a major role in development of coronary problems.

Conclusion

From the findings, it is apparent that individuals, who are obese, have insulin problems, coronary artery problems and with too much fatty tissue are associated with metabolic syndrome. This syndrome is further associated with patients who suffer often from cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, metabolic syndrome individuals have got high chances of getting cardiovascular problems. This is especially when they eat too much fatty food and they do not do a lot of exercises.

Since obesity and insulin is associated with high level of C – reactive protein, taking food free of cholesterol and weight loss would help to reduce chances of CRP. This again would lessen body inflammation. By doing this the reduction of acute coronary infection may be enhanced.

Comments and recommendation

References

Aytekin G and Ali C (2006) metabolic syndrome and hypersensitivity, Sage publisher, New York.

High sensitivity and metabolic syndrome, 2007.

Patel N, Sathanur.R (2005) Metabolic syndrome and correlation of plasma C- reactive protein

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