1 in 5 people with metabolic syndrome

The voice of specialists in nutrition Y dietetics The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) is convincing: if patients do not take adequate measures in a timely manner, patients with obesity may suffer from other diseases such as metabolic syndrome . In our country, one in five people have this syndrome and it is more common among families with genetic background .

The metabolic syndrome It is characterized by provoking a hormonal imbalance , which begins once our insulin cells they stop working properly and certain dysfunctions occur, where the body tends to present metabolic alterations that lead to the increase or decrease of glucose (sugar).

This situation considerably increases the possibility that the patient may have heart disease, strokes or Mellitus diabetes .

In this regard, the Coordination of Nutrition and Dietetics of the IMSS indicates that the normal level of glucose in a person must be less than 110 milligrams on deciliter; When it rises or decreases considerably, there is a greater risk of externalization metabolic imbalance in the blood.

 

Control your sugar

The only way to know our levels of glucose It is through blood tests, which must be done periodically in order to rule out any strange pathology.

According to specialists, most people who have the metabolic syndrome they feel healthy and it is possible that they do not have any symptoms (such as dizziness, weakness, nausea, intense muscular and headaches, fainting, among others)

If not treated in time, can lead to other heart diseases and diabetes mellitus 2, doctors recommend monitoring the levels of glucose .

It is believed that the causes is genetics , but it is also considered to be related to an inadequate diet and with the lack of physical activity .

It can affect even seemingly healthy and thin people. Until a few years ago, the syndrome was more common in people over 50; However, nowadays it is also presented since the age of 35, although it has been developing since childhood through bad eating habits , el sedentarism or the lack of physical exercise .


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