Effect of various diets on biomarkers of the metabolic syndrome. (4th July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Robberecht, Harry; De Bruyne, Tess; Hermans, Nina
• Is Part Of: International journal of food sciences and nutrition. Volume 68:Number 5(2017)
• Page Start: 627
• Page End: 641
• Publication Date: 2017-07-04
• Subjects: Biomarker -- diets -- metabolic syndrome; Food -- Analysis -- Periodicals; Nutrition -- Periodicals; 641.3
• DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2016.1269726
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0963-7486

Abstract

Abstract: The impact of the normal whole diet in different countries and of special types of diet on the biomarkers of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) is reviewed. Diet type, specification, risk of MetS and studied biomarkers, as far as could be traced, are included. Critical points in published studies are mentioned. Description of the traditional dietary patterns for the various countries is not always well-defined and numbers of persons in the studied population are sometimes quite limited, which hamper drawing definite conclusions. Since a Nordic diet, a dietary approach to stop hypertension (DASH), and especially a Mediterranean diet are quite promising, due to its health claims, the food pattern is studied more in detail and a large spectrum of vegetarian diets are included as well. Most of the time lipid profile and high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) are the studied biomarkers in response to diet intake.