Tag: metabolic syndrome
(Peach, Ontario Tender Fruit)
We’re about four to six weeks away before peaches (and other stone fruit such as plums and nectarines) are in season here, but when they are, if you need another reason to gobble ‘em up, check this out:
Stone fruit have bioactive compounds that potentially help battle off metabolic syndrome, says new research from Texas Agrilife Research. Metabolic syndrome is a collection of conditions that include high blood presssure, high blood sugar levels, excess belly fat and high cholesterol (which in combination can raise your risk of diabetes, stroke or heart attack).
One of my all-time favourite summer salads is Jamie Oliver’s roast peach and Parma ham salad (except I’m usually lazy and skip roasting the peaches). And now having been to Parma, Italy, it will hold an even more special place in my heart (and belly! Yummers!).
(Jamie Oliver Roast Peach and parma ham salad)
June 19, 2012
…at least when it comes to prevalance of metabolic syndrome.
Vegetarians have a 36 percent lower prevalance of this syndrome (which involved having three of these risk factors: high blood pressure, low HDL cholesterol, high glucose levels, elevated triglycerides and unhealthy waist circumference), according to findings from Loma Linda University. Note: metabolic syndrome can be a precursor to heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
April 18, 2011
I love me some bacon (in fact, I’m starting to think I maybe need to start a separate food blog, Cupcakes & Bacon…) and I’ll eat it any time of the day — as part of brunch, a BLT for lunch, bacon explosion or spaghetti carbonara for dinner.
Research published this week, though, found that eating a high-fat meal first thing in the morning (such as bacon and fried eggs) may be the healthiest way to prep your body for the rest of the day. A bowl of cereal or a bagel on the other hand may only program your body to break down only carbs.
The study, which was published in the International Journal of Obesity, was conducted on mice and the fat-rich breakfast appears to prep your body into better preventing the development of metabolic syndrome.
April 1, 2010
