Eating habits have a major influence on body weight but not the only thing that determines whether a person is overweight or not, that is, not only do we eat to gain weight, genetic factors also influence and how it works body.
How our body depends on metabolism is slow and when it has a propensity to gain weight easily, so it’s important to know how it works on our learning to control some environmental factors such as nutrition and achieving results.
But we should not blame excess weight on our metabolism, because much can be done to prevent such kilos de mas. They are the very things that help prevent metabolic syndrome.
What is metabolic syndrome?
The metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, Syndrome plurimetabolic, Insulin resistance syndrome and Reaven’s syndrome, is a malfunction in the assimilation of foods that explains why many people can not lose weight despite their hard work.
However it is much more than that, a collection of various diseases or risk factors in an individual that increase the chances of cardiovascular disease or diabetes.
The cause of the metabolic syndrome is unknown, their pathophysiology is extremely complex and only partly known. Most patients have a significantly higher age, are obese, sedentary, and have some degree of insulin resistance. The most important factors are, in order: age, genetics, sedentary lifestyle and overconsumption of calories.
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