DOC News January 1, 2005
Volume 2 Number 1 p. 23
© 2005 American Diabetes Association
Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in Young Adults
One in four Americans are at risk for developing metabolic syndrome, which
is also being observed in youths. Researchers in the U.S. and South Korea
collaborated to assess the dietary intakes in relation to metabolic syndrome
risk factors among young adults.
After adjusting for age, total energy intake, body mass index, and physical
activity, mean intakes of fruit, fruit juice, and vegetables were
significantly higher in subjects who had no risk factors than in subjects who
have one or two risk factors for metabolic syndrome. The average intake of
sweetened beverages was lower in subjects who had no risk factors than in
subjects who had one or more risk factors among white men and women—but
not African Americans.
"Our results suggest that low fruit and vegetable consumption and
high sweetened beverage consumption are independently associated with the
prevalence of metabolic syndrome in specific sex-ethnicity populations,"
the authors conclude.
Yoo S, Nicklas T, Baranowski T, Zakeri IF, Yang SJ,
Sinivasam SR, Berenson GS: Comparison of dietary intakes associated with
metabolic syndrome risk factors in young adults: the Bogalusa Heart Study.
Am J Clin Nutr 80:841–848, 2004.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
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