Causes of Metabolic Syndrome : Reducing Your Risk

Metabolic syndrome is a set of disease risk factors that has only been recognized relatively recently. Full medical consensus was reached in 2009, and it is now generally agreed that this cluster of problems puts people at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

Metabolic syndrome, also known as insulin resistance syndrome, came to prominence in the last decade when medical researchers and epidemiologists realized a cluster of factors was associated with both heart disease and diabetes.

Lymphatic

6 causes

Protective Factors	Studies
Minor Risk Factor Anaerobic Exercise Ca... Musculoskeletal system	1 study Childhood Muscular Fitness Phenotypes and Adult Metabolic Syndrome Study in 2016 -80% with Moderate evidence in 20 years 737 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Exercise Performance Musculoskeletal system	1 study Childhood Muscular Fitness Phenotypes and Adult Metabolic Syndrome Study in 2016 -80% with Moderate evidence in 20 years 737 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Strength Musculoskeletal system	1 study Childhood Muscular Fitness Phenotypes and Adult Metabolic Syndrome Study in 2016 -80% with Moderate evidence in 20 years 737 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Aerobic Exercise Capa... Musculoskeletal system	1 study Childhood Muscular Fitness Phenotypes and Adult Metabolic Syndrome Study in 2016 -80% with Moderate evidence in 20 years 737 subjects
Minor Protective Factor Bitter Melon (Momordic... Nutrition	1 study Wild bitter gourd improves metabolic syndrome: a preliminary dietar... Study in 2012 -19% with Moderate evidence in 3 months 42 subjects

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Risk Factors	Studies
Minor Risk Factor Sugar-Sweetened Bever... Beverage	1 study Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2... Study in 2010 +20% with High evidence 310,819 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Napping Selfcare	1 study J-curve relation between daytime nap duration and type 2 diabetes o... Study in 2016 +19% with High evidence in 10 years 288,883 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Small intestinal bact... Digestive system	1 study Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Is Associated with Non- Alcoh... Study in 2016 +29% with Moderate evidence 372 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Saturated Fat Nutrition	1 study Acute dietary fat intake initiates alterations in energy metabolism... Study in 2017 +35% with Low evidence 14 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Poor sleep Musculoskeletal system	1 study Chronic Sleep Disruption Alters Gut Microbiota, Induces Systemic an... Study in 2016 +25% with Low evidence in 6 weeks
Minor Risk Factor Stress Brain system	1 study The relationship between psychological risk attributes and the meta... Study in 2002 +4% with Moderate evidence in 7 years 5 months 425 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Depression Brain system	1 study The relationship between psychological risk attributes and the meta... Study in 2002 +4% with Moderate evidence in 7 years 5 months 425 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Irritability And Anger Brain system	1 study The relationship between psychological risk attributes and the meta... Study in 2002 +4% with Moderate evidence in 7 years 5 months 425 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Food Emulsifier Manufactured	1 study Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colit... Study in 2015 +11% with Low evidence
Minor Risk Factor Foods rich in Vitamin B12 Nutrition	1 study Low maternal B12 associates with higher leptin in maternal adipose ... +11% with Low evidence 91 subjects

Outcomes	References
Risk Factor Stroke Brain system	3 studies Race and Ethnicity, Obesity, Metabolic Health, and Risk of Cardiova... Study in 2015 +117% with Moderate evidence in 13 years 14 subjects Race and Ethnicity, Obesity, Metabolic Health, and Risk of Cardiova... Study in 2015 +77% with Moderate evidence in 13 years 14 subjects Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Meta-Analysis Study in 2006 +76% with High evidence in 5 years
Risk Factor Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular system	3 studies Race and Ethnicity, Obesity, Metabolic Health, and Risk of Cardiova... Study in 2015 +117% with Moderate evidence in 13 years 14 subjects Race and Ethnicity, Obesity, Metabolic Health, and Risk of Cardiova... Study in 2015 +77% with Moderate evidence in 13 years 14 subjects Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Meta-Analysis Study in 2006 +74% with High evidence in 5 years
Risk Factor Coronary Heart Diseas... Cardiovascular system	3 studies Race and Ethnicity, Obesity, Metabolic Health, and Risk of Cardiova... Study in 2015 +117% with Moderate evidence in 13 years 14 subjects Race and Ethnicity, Obesity, Metabolic Health, and Risk of Cardiova... Study in 2015 +77% with Moderate evidence in 13 years 14 subjects Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Meta-Analysis Study in 2006 +52% with High evidence in 5 years
Risk Factor Kidney Damage (Protei... Urinary system	1 study Metabolic Syndrome and Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta... Study in 2011 +55% with High evidence in 5 years
Risk Factor Mortality Musculoskeletal system	1 study Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Meta-Analysis Study in 2006 +35% with High evidence in 5 years
Risk Factor Acne Vulgaris Intergumentary system	1 study Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome in Young Men With Acne Study in 2016 +100% with Moderate evidence in 1 year 200 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Non Fatty Liver Disease Digestive system	1 study High Prevalence of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Patient... Study in 2008 +78% with Moderate evidence 128 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Anxiety Brain system	1 study The relationship between psychological risk attributes and the meta... Study in 2002 +1% with Moderate evidence in 7 years 5 months 425 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Irritability And Anger Brain system	1 study The relationship between psychological risk attributes and the meta... Study in 2002 +0% with Moderate evidence in 7 years 5 months 425 subjects