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Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome refers to a cluster of conditions—elevated blood pressure, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, abdominal obesity, and high fasting glucose—that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. High insulin levels are a driving force behind this syndrome. Evidence shows that reducing carbohydrate intake lowers triglycerides and fasting insulin, helping to reverse the syndrome.1

  1. Volek, J.S., et al. (2009). Carbohydrate restriction has a more favorable impact on the metabolic syndrome than a low fat diet. Lipids, 44(4), 297-309. ↩