Risk factors and their influence on Metabolic Syndrome: A narrative review of the literature

Abstract

Objective: To analyze risk factors and their influence on Metabolic Syndrome. Literature Review: METABOLIC SYNDROME (MS) represents a set of risk factors of metabolic origin that promote the development of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Regardless of the group or entity that defines MS, the risk factors, that is, the components adopted for its definition, are practically the same. The following components are included: obesity (especially abdominal obesity), high blood pressure levels, glucose metabolism disorders, and hypertriglyceridemia and/or low levels of HDL cholesterol. Final considerations: It is noteworthy that dietary factors can play a fundamental role both in the individual components and in the prevention and control of MS. Recent data associate the presence of MS with lower consumption of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. There is a close relationship between these foods and dietary fiber, and it is likely that soluble fibers are more directly related to these effects