objective: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is one of the most common endocrine disorders in women. metformin is a biguanide commonly used to improve pcos symptoms. effect of metformin on the levels of serum homocysteine (hcy) in pcos women is unclear. the aim of this study is evaluating the effect of metformin administration on serum hcy levels and metabolic parameters of pcos patients. materi...

objective: the aim of this study was to compare the quality of diet measured by healthy eating index (hei) between individuals with and without metabolic syndrome. materials and methods: this case-control study was performed in tehran and consisted of 103 overweight and obese individuals (52 cases and 51 controls) within age range of 20 to 55 years. case and control were matched for age and sex...

The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between preheparin lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and derangements of metabolic status in obese Japanese children. We examined 102 obese children (55 boys and 47 girls; mean age 10.9 yr). Anthropometry, blood pressure and levels of liver transaminases, serum lipids and lipoproteins, uric acid, fasting blood glucose (FBG), serum insulin, LPL, lepti...

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome (MS) is suggested to be associated with a low grade inflammation state, but the relationship between inflammation biomarkers and the components of metabolic syndrome in adolescents are still lacking. OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between C-reactive protein (CRP) serum concentrations and metabolic syndrome components in adolescents. METHODS A cross-se...

background: metabolic syndrome (ms) is a cluster of metabolic disturbances, and its prevalence is increasing worldwide. ms exhibits variations among ethnic groups. zoroastrianism is an ethnic minority which has maintained its isolation and endogamy up to now. so, we evaluated the frequency of ms in zoroastrians of yazd, iran.   methods: in this cross-sectional study, participants aged ≥30 years...

Metabolic syndrome: sign of things to come In a recent article in Vascular Health and Risk Management, Paoletti and colleagues (2006) pointed out that individuals with metabolic syndrome (MS) have twice the risk of dying and three times higher risk of having heart attacks or stroke compared with individuals without this syndrome. Moreover, people with MS have a five-fold greater risk of develop...

Objective: Patients with metabolic syndrome are prone to cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Regarding the importance of nutritional factors in management of metabolic syndrome, this study was designed to evaluate the effects of dark chocolate consumption on serum lipid profile in patients with metabolic syndrome. Materials and Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 114 patients with met...

Metabolic Syndrome and Stroke To the Editor: In an interesting study of 991 members of a Finnish cohort,1 Wang et al found that 5 definitions of metabolic syndrome (MS) were associated with the risk of all types of stroke combined, and 3 components of MS—glucose intolerance, insulin resistance and central obesity—were independently associated with stroke. The sixth definition (American College ...

BACKGROUND The clustering of cardiovascular risk factors called metabolic syndrome occurs in both children and adults. Insulin resistance and obesity are usual parts of the picture, but their joint effects on the onset of the syndrome remains somewhat debatable. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationship of the body mass index (BMI) and insulin resistance with ...