Metabolic Syndrome increases the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes & cardiovascular disease. Those with Metabolic syndrome find it very difficult to lose weight even with strict dieting. It is diagnosed where a person has three or more of the following 5 traits:
- Increased waist circumference,
- High Blood Pressure,
- High Triglycerides
- High Blood Glucose
- Low HDL cholesterol
The May 2016 issue of the journal ‘Medicine’ reports a study with over 2,000 participants which found a 200% greater risk of metabolic syndrome among people who have both a Helicobacter pylori infection in the stomach, & vitamin D deficiency. Those with H. pylori alone had a 50% higher risk, vitamin D deficiency subjects had a 42% higher risk, & study participants with both vitamin D deficiency and H pylori had more than double the incidence of metabolic syndrome. Call Sunshine Coast Nutritionist & Kinesiologist Karen Emans on 0408748532 to discuss
