According to a recent study by Swedish experts, eating regularly, ie with a certain order and “discipline” is a key point to prevent metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance in adulthood.
According to global statistics, metabolic syndrome affects 20 to 30 percent of the adult population that is apparently healthy.
Recall that this condition is given by a series of symptoms, such as higher sugar and blood lipids, reducing the level of HDL cholesterol, commonly called “good”, a rise in blood pressure and fat accumulated in the abdominal region.
The truth is that people who suffer from this syndrome are at much greater risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Also, another of the most common causes that trigger this problem is insulin resistance, which occurs when some organs of the body stop responding to this hormone.
The researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute analyzed more than 4,000 people with an average age of 60. Continue Reading »