Cardiorespiratory fitness reduces the risk of death in men with Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of disorders that include abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar, and unhealthy cholesterol levels. Up to one in four U.S. adults has metabolic syndrome, significantly increasing their risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Fitness, regardless of body weight, can provide a strong protective effect against premature death in men with metabolic syndrome as well as healthy men.
Cardiorespiratory fitness reduces the risk of death in men with Metabolic Syndrome In a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, over 19,000 men were recruited to determine the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and mortality risk in healthy men and those with metabolic syndrome. The study group, which included about 3,800 men with metabolic syndrome, were evaluated for fitness and then followed for up to 17 years. Healthy men who were out of shape at the beginning of the study were three times as likely as their fit peers to die of cardiovascular disease. While men with metabolic syndrome were 89 percent more likely than healthy men to die of heart disease over the years, men with metabolic syndrome who were unfit had twice the death rate as their fit counterparts. According to the researchers, "This study strengthens the argument for aggressive public health campaigns aimed at increasing physical activity levels in the population." Fitness, regardless of body weight, can provide a strong protective effect against premature death in men with metabolic syndrome as well as healthy men.
Arch Intern Med 2004 May 24;164(10):1092-7
Incorporating Exercise with Low-Glycemic Meal Replacements to Combat Metabolic Syndrome:
Many of our clients and friends have had great success by using the USANA Health Science's RESETTM program. This is not a diet. Instead, the program utilizes nutrient rich meal replacements in addition to vitamin and mineral supplements that support glucose metabolism and antioxidants that protect against free radical induced inflammation. The program comes with an exercise routine presented on DVD by Olympic athlete Jennifer Azzi. On average, the metabolism is reset in five days.
A recent clinical trial showed that people on the RESETTM program lost an average of five pounds in the first week without going hungry. Over the twelve weeks of the trial people lost an average of thirteen pounds. Additionally, total cholesterol dropped on average from 206 to 176, LDL fell from 131 to 111, and blood pressure fell from 131/86 to 121/80. These are impressive results!
The best part is that people are able to retrain their dietary habits and continue to lose weight without going hungry.
"I was a biscuit shy of 200 pounds," Scott Holt remembers, "and I needed to get my health under control. So I started with RESET™ and then followed a low-glycemic diet, strictly using the USANA® Macro-Optimzers and the recommended nutritional supplements, adding additional fruits and vegetables for more fiber. I also started walking for 30 minutes every day. In nine weeks I took off 40 pounds and have kept the weight off for over a year. Now I am back on the Macro-Optimizers, I have started jogging 5-7 miles three times a week, and I am continuing with the supplements so I can lose another 15 pounds."
Results not typical. The average weight loss with RESET is 4.5-5 pounds in five days.
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