The DASH Diet Mediterranean Solution: The Best Eating Plan to Control Your Weight and Improve Your Health for Life (A DASH Diet Book)

by Marla Heller

Metabolic Syndrome, Diagnostic Criteria (3 of more of the following symptoms) Symptom: Waist circumference American Heart Association/American College of Cardiologists8: 40 inches or more for men, 35 inches or more for women International Diabetes Federation9: Depends on ethnic criteria Symptom: Fasting blood glucose American Heart Association/American College of Cardiologists8: 100 mg/dL or greater, or receiving treatment for diabetes International Diabetes Federation9: 5.6 mmol/L or greater, or being treated for diabetes Symptom: HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol American Heart Association/American College of Cardiologists8: Less than 40 for men, less than 50 for women, or being treated for low HDL International Diabetes Federation9: Less than 1.03 mmol/L in men, less than 1.29 mmol/L in women or being treated for low HDL Symptom: Triglycerides American Heart Association/American College of Cardiologists8: 150 mg/dL or higher, or being treated for high triglycerides International Diabetes Federation9: 1.7 mmol/L or higher, or being treated for high triglycerides Symptom: Blood pressure American Heart Association/American College of Cardiologists8: Elevated blood pressure (greater than 130/85 mm Hg) or being treated for hypertension. International Diabetes Federation9: Systolic BP greater than 130 mm Hg and/or diastolic greater than 85 mm Hg, or being treated for elevated blood pressure Table 3