Nutrients Impacting Men's Health

Obesity/Diabetes:

Type 2 diabetes is on the rise in many countries and is being driven by the worldwide obesity epidemic.

Men are particularly prone to the adverse effects of obesity because they tend to develop fat deposits around the waist, in contrast to women who tend to accumulate fat more around the hips.

The central trunk fat deposits commonly found in men are a risk factor for metabolic syndrome or Syndrome X - a constellation of symptoms including obesity, hypertension, elevated LDL-cholesterol (“bad cholesterol”) and decreased LDLcholesterol (“good cholesterol”), glucose intolerance, and increased inflammatory biomarkers.

Metabolic syndrome is an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Dietary modifications for men with metabolic syndrome and diabetes include reduced total energy intake, reduced intake of carbohydrates and simple sugars, increased dietary fiber intake, especially soluble fiber intake, which helps slow glucose absorption to provide better blood glucose control. Chromium has also been shown to play a role in glucose metabolism in
type 2 diabetes in some studies. Emerging functional ingredients with potential antidiabetic
properties include cinnamon.

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