Dietary factors in preventing and treating comorbidities associated with the metabolic syndrome

• Autor(a) principal: Bocca SANTOS, Cláudia Roberta
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Souza PORTELLA, Emilson, Silva AVILA, Sonia, de Abreu SOARES, Eliane
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9774
• topic: diabetes mellitus; diet; cardiovascular diseases; nutrition; metabolic syndrome; diabetes mellitus; dieta; doenças cardiovasculares; nutrição; síndrome metabólica

The metabolic syndrome constitutes a cardiovascular risk factor characterized by the association of high bloodpressure, abdominal obesity, impaired glucose tolerance, high plasma triglycerides and low HDL-cholesterolconcentration, beyond the observed prothrombotic and proinflammatory states. Otherwise, an adequate dietassociated with other lifestyle modifications, such as regular physical activity and curb smoking contribute toan improved control of the disease, preventing its complications and increasing the quality of life. In this way,the proposal of this study was to review, in the scientific literature, the role of the diet in preventing andtreating the metabolic syndrome. The articles on this matter inform that the nutritional therapy aims to limitthe consumption of saturated fats and trans isomeric fatty acids, the main components involved in increasingcholesterolemia. The quantity of protein must be similar to the recommendations for the general population,with emphasis on plant and fish protein. Another important issue is the glycemic index of foods: diets withhigh glycemic index promote insulin resistance, obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. In relation to dietaryfibers, many studies show that a diet rich in fibers reduces the risk of coronary diseases and type 2 diabetesmellitus, and also contributes to improve glycemic control. Therefore, an adequate diet not only constitutes anindispensable factor in the treatment but also in the prevention of the metabolic syndrome.