Metabolic syndrome occurs when being overweight or obese -- combined with other risk factors -- increase a person's chances of developing heart disease and diabetes.
These risk factors include abdominal obesity, elevated triglycerides, high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar and a poor ratio of good-to-bad cholesterol.
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute suggests how you can help prevent metabolic syndrome:
· Maintain a healthy body-mass index (BMI) of less than 25.
· Keep your waistline at a healthy size. Less than 35 inches for women and 40 inches for men is ideal.
· Maintain a healthy body weight. Talk to your doctor about the best weight for you.
· Stick to a low-calorie, low-cholesterol and low-fat eating plan.
· Get regular exercise. In general, 60 minutes worth, five-to-seven days per week, is recommended for most people.
· Visit your doctor regularly, and frequently test your blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar.
代謝綜合癥發生時如果超重或者肥胖--還伴有其它危險因素--會增加患有心臟病和糖尿病的機會。
這些危險因素包括腹部肥大,超高的三油甘酸脂,高血壓,高血糖和不良的好壞膽固醇比率。
美國國家心肺和血液學會提出有助于預防代謝綜合癥的建議:
* 保持一個健康的少于25的身體質量指數(BMI).(BMI指數,身體質量指數,簡稱體質指數又稱體重指數,英文為Body Mass Index,簡稱BMI,是用體重公斤數除以身高米數平方得出的數字。男性適中為20-25,女性為19-24--譯者注)
* 保持健康的腰圍尺寸。理想的狀況要女性小于35英寸,男性小于40英寸。(女性小于26.67寸,男性小于30.48寸。我看也夠胖的了,是不是中國人還應當在小一些。--譯者注)
* 維持一個健康的體重。和你的醫生探討一下最適合你的標準。
* 堅持低熱量、低膽固醇和低脂肪的飲食安排。
* 做到經常性的鍛煉。一般來說,對大多數人適宜每周五至七天,每次60分鐘。
* 有規律地找醫生檢查,經常測試你的血壓、膽固醇和血糖。