Metabolic Syndrome: What causes it and how to prevent it?

Many people don’t know what metabolic syndrome is, what causes it, or how we can prevent or reverse it. * Metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions. It happens when the person has high blood pressure and when their glucose, triglycerides and cholesterol levels are high. Also when the abdominal circumference is large. However, people begin to suffer from this disease when insulin resistance begins in their bodies. Insulin is a hormone that is responsible for converting sugar from food into energy, but when insulin resistance begins, sugar stays in the blood, causing diseases. But what causes insulin resistance? There are two chemicals that damage said cell and they are trans fats and sugar. Processed foods are those that contain these two substances. The consequences of many years of a poor diet can lead you to suffer from metabolic syndrome if you do nothing about it. The possibility of you suffering from this disease increases if there is a person in your family who already suffers from these kidney diseases that I just mentioned. Be careful, to suffer from metabolic syndrome you have to have the 5 diseases that were mentioned at the beginning, but if you have diabetes and your diet is very restricted, then you should make some changes.** In addition to a genetic issue, metabolic syndrome can appear if you are in a high-stress environment, where you cannot eat properly, where you do not have time to exercise or do any physical activity.

Take care of your measurements

If you are a woman and your waist circumference is greater than 82 centimeters, you are already at risk of developing insulin resistance and subsequently metabolic syndrome. If you are a man and your circumference is greater than or equal to 102 centimeters, you are at risk of suffering from metabolic syndrome.** However, it is recommended not to wait to be close to or exceed the aforementioned measures. If you are around it is better to start a diet change or exercise.** * On the other hand, in both cases fasting glucose levels must be greater than 100 milligrams and the important thing here is that they are above this value. If you are already taking any medication to control glucose levels, it is also a risk factor for suffering from metabolic syndrome in the future.** Just as it is with dilipidemia or low HDL. If you are undergoing treatment to improve these values, you could suffer from metabolic syndrome some years later.

How to avoid metabolic syndrome?

The first thing you should do is change your eating habits. If you don’t make a change, then everything will stay the same. * If you do not change your diet, if you do not reduce the intake of processed foods, reducing the amount of glucose, then there will always be the possibility that you will suffer from metabolic syndrome. You have to live day to day, only then will you begin to see changes in your state of health and begin to acquire healthy habits.** Although metabolic syndrome does not reach the level of terminal illness, it is important to avoid it because it can make you suffer a lot. It doesn’t matter if you are 30, 40 or 50 years old, the important thing is that you start making changes to have a better quality of life.

**What to eat?

To avoid metabolic syndrome you must return to eating whole foods, pure foods, live foods, clean foods. You should avoid all foods that come in cans or packages, because it is not a natural food. And if you are going to buy this type of food, make sure that the sugar it contains is that of the fruit and not added. While by whole cereals, we do not mean the cereal that you buy, empty it and eat it with milk. No, whole grains are oat flakes, amaranth, chia, almonds, dehydrated coconut. If you eat these options with water, coconut or almond milk, it is much better. One of the big problems when a person changes their diet to a healthier one is that they say that the food doesn’t taste like “anything.” * And yes, because she is used to consuming everything with a large amount of added sugar. When you make the immediate change to Greek yogurts, drink water and leave out soda, you will obviously feel the change. At first it will not be to your liking, but it is something that is worth it because not only will you avoid metabolic syndrome, but you will have a better quality of life.

**Types of diet **

There are two types of diets that can help you return to natural. One is the Mediterranean diet and the other is the ketogenic diet. However, the most effective is the ketogenic diet because not only will you avoid metabolic syndrome, you will also lose weight. * The ketogenic diet even has more benefits, but many people decide not to apply it because it is still very demonized. Many people think that it is bad, that it is not going to help them and that it is going to harm them more than benefit them and no. ** On the contrary, this diet, by making you consume proteins and healthy fats, will make you feel satiated for longer. You will increase muscle mass, there will be a lower risk of cancer, lower insulin levels, and also weight loss. If you are used to eating tortillas, bread, fruit mid-morning and eating yogurts with added sugar, it will be difficult for you to adapt to the ketogenic diet at first. However, it could help you to reduce your carbohydrate intake before starting this method.** If you want more information on nutrition and health topics, or need advice to find the healthiest eating plan to help you lose weight, click here. Your browser does not support the audio element. **