Metabolic Syndrome and Nutrition

Doctors and nutritionists hear it from patients all the time: “I tried every diet and still am unable to lose weight.” What these patients do not realize is that many are suffering from metabolic syndrome, which can be corrected with proper nutrition and an understanding of their personal healthy weight range.

Bariatric and family practice physician Dr. Caroline Cederquist of Naples, Florida, has devoted a majority of her practice to working with patients who have a common metabolic condition that responds to the proper diet for their metabolism. “Losing weight is always a combination of things, but 80 to 90 percent of the people I see in my practice, including children, have a very common but undiagnosed metabolic condition that makes it hard to lose and easy to gain weight,” explained Dr. Cederquist. “It is common in women after menopause, so many women who have never had a weight issue, or alternatively, who always have had a weight problem but controlled it, will find that they can’t control it at all after menopause.”

Dr. Cederquist explains that metabolic syndrome is a condition that may develop as people age and their bodies lose the ability to metabolize carbohydrates efficiently. “People who have a strong family history of diabetes are at higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome” she said.....Read more.

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