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Nutrition and Metabolic Syndrome

Nutrition and metabolic syndrome refers to the relationship between dietary intake and the cluster of interrelated conditions known as metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is diagnosed when a person has several of the following: increased waist circumference or central obesity, elevated blood pressure, high fastin…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 48× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-7835 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Nutrition and metabolic syndrome refers to the relationship between dietary intake and the cluster of interrelated conditions known as metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is diagnosed when a person has several of the following: increased waist circumference or central obesity, elevated blood pressure, high fasting blood glucose or insulin resistance, raised triglycerides, and reduced HDL cholesterol. Together these abnormalities substantially increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic conditions. Diet is one of the most important modifiable factors in both the development and management of the syndrome. Excess intake of energy-dense foods, refined carbohydrates, added sugars, and certain fats can promote weight gain, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance, whereas dietary patterns rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, and unsaturated fats are associated with improved metabolic profiles. Nutritional and lifestyle interventions are therefore central to prevention and treatment. The International Journal of Nutrition, the OpenAccessPub journal hosting this page, publishes peer-reviewed, open-access research on diet, metabolism, and chronic disease, including studies of nutrition and lifestyle interventions that reduce cardio-metabolic risk factors. This page gathers open-access scholarship relevant to nutrition and metabolic syndrome.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 48 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Nutrition and Metabolic Syndrome, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Nutrition (ISSN 2379-7835).

Journal editorial board
Kadri Koppel · United States Alicja Kuban-Jankowska · Poland Luigia Pazzagli · Italy

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