In the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, people with the highest intakes of heme iron and zinc from red meat were 25 and 29 percent more likely to develop metabolic syndrome, while high vitamin E intake ran the other way. The article stresses this was not a trial, so cause remains unproven.
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Dietary fructose linked to metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus
Feeding 29 adult male rhesus monkeys a diet with 30% of energy from fructose for a year left all of them with metabolic syndrome features including insulin resistance, and four, or 15%, developed type 2 diabetes. The researchers note most Americans get under 25% of energy from fructose.
Diet
Mediterranean diet helps prevent metabolic syndrome
A Greek meta-analysis of 50 studies covering 534,906 people found closer adherence to the Mediterranean diet linked to lower metabolic syndrome risk, along with smaller waists, higher HDL cholesterol, and lower triglycerides, blood pressure and glucose.
Food
Sugar-sweetened drinks boost diabetes risk
Harvard researchers pooled 11 studies covering 310,819 people and found that those drinking one to two servings of sugar-sweetened beverages a day had a 26% higher risk of type 2 diabetes and a 20% higher risk of metabolic syndrome than those drinking almost none.
Vitamins
Low vitamin D may raise metabolic syndrome risk
A study in Diabetes Care of 3,262 Chinese adults aged 50 to 70 found insufficient or deficient vitamin D was associated with a 52 percent higher risk of metabolic syndrome. Ninety-four percent of participants had low vitamin D, and 42 percent of those had metabolic syndrome.
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Fructose vs. glucose debate ignited by study
In a 10-week test of 32 obese people, those drinking fructose-sweetened beverages for a quarter of their daily calories gained the same weight as the glucose group but added more belly fat, became somewhat insulin resistant and had higher blood lipids.
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