1. Current evidence on the association of the metabolic syndrome and dietary patterns in a global perspective.
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Hosseini, Zeinab, Whiting, Susan J., and Vatanparast, Hassan
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METABOLIC syndrome , *CARDIOVASCULAR diseases , *DIABETES , *FACTOR analysis , *MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems , *INGESTION , *MEDLINE , *HEALTH outcome assessment , *RESEARCH , *MATHEMATICAL variables , *SYSTEMATIC reviews , *DATA analysis , *WESTERN diet , *PREVENTION - Abstract
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a key indicator of two main causes of death worldwide: CVD and diabetes. The present paper aimed to perform a review of the population-based research on the association of dietary patterns and the MetS in terms of methodology and findings. For the purpose of the present study, a scoping literature review was conducted using MEDLINE and EMBASE databases and hand searching in Google Scholar. Thirty-nine population-based studies were selected. Most of these studies used the factor analysis method and the a priori dietary approach, which had been initially extracted via a posteriori methods such as using the Mediterranean dietary pattern. The main finding was that following the Mediterranean or similar ‘healthy’ pattern reduced risk of the MetS, while following a ‘Western’ pattern increased risk of the MetS. The methodological approach in determining the dietary pattern of a population, whether a priori or a posteriori, should be chosen based on the purpose of the research. Overall, evidence suggests a diet based on the components of the Mediterranean diet and the avoidance of the ‘Western’ diet can aid in preventing the MetS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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