Prevent Metabolic Syndrome


	Prevent Metabolic Syndrome

ncfootcare

6-18-2009 1:57 PM

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6-20-2009 7:29 PM

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Metabolic syndrome can lead to diabetes and diabetes can cause foot problems, including neuropathy, ulcerations and amputations.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/3113e297-c53e-49f3-9f0d-02bd5b42ad36/84E7BB25-A8F3-41DE-B786-EFBBA51A417F/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090618/hl_hsn/healthtiphelppreventmetabolicsyndrome" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090618/hl_hsn/healthtiphelppreventmetabolicsyndrome" style="font-size: 11px;">news.yahoo.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090618/hl_hsn/healthtiphelppreventmetabolicsyndrome"> <SPAN id="lw_1245341168_0" class="yshortcuts">Metabolic syndrome</SPAN> occurs when being 
overweight or obese -- combined with other <SPAN id="lw_1245341168_1" class="yshortcuts">risk factors</SPAN> -- increase a 
person's chances of developing  <SPAN id="lw_1245341168_2" class="yshortcuts">heart disease and diabetes</SPAN>.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090618/hl_hsn/healthtiphelppreventmetabolicsyndrome"><P>These risk factors include abdominal obesity, elevated <SPAN id="lw_1245341168_3" class="yshortcuts">triglycerides</SPAN>, 
<SPAN id="lw_1245341168_4" class="yshortcuts">high blood pressure</SPAN>, elevated <SPAN id="lw_1245341168_5" class="yshortcuts">blood sugar</SPAN> and a poor ratio of good-to-bad 
cholesterol.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090618/hl_hsn/healthtiphelppreventmetabolicsyndrome"><P>The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute suggests how you can 
help prevent metabolic syndrome:</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090618/hl_hsn/healthtiphelppreventmetabolicsyndrome"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Maintain a healthy body-mass index (BMI) of less than 25.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090618/hl_hsn/healthtiphelppreventmetabolicsyndrome"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Keep your waistline at a healthy size. Less than 35 inches for women 
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weight for you.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090618/hl_hsn/healthtiphelppreventmetabolicsyndrome"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Stick to a low-calorie, low-cholesterol and low-fat eating plan.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090618/hl_hsn/healthtiphelppreventmetabolicsyndrome"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Get regular exercise. In general, 60 minutes worth, five-to-seven days 
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