According to a new study, the risk of getting several heart and other diseases greatly increases in women as they begin to enter menopause.

In 949 American women that were followed for almost a decade, the researchers found increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome during perimenopause. Perimenopause is considered the period when woman’s body begins to shift into menopause and usually that stage starts in 40s.

High blood pressure, high blood sugar, abdominal obesity, high levels of triglycerides and low levels of “good” HDL cholesterol are referred as metabolic syndrome and they all are considered risk factors for diabetes, heart disease and high blood sugar.

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Elevated pulse pressure (PP) is one of the hallmarks of the metabolic syndrome (MS) and predicts the risk for heart disease in elderly women. This research finding is based on the study conducted by an Italian team of researchers led by A. Mazza at the General hospital Rivogo, Italy.

A.Mazza and his team of researchers evaluated the definition of hypertension that was most closely associated with coronary mortality in elderly MS patients.

The study, by A Mazza at the “General Hospital Rivogo, Italy” and team, included 3282 patients aged 65 years and older who were participating in the Cardiovascular Study in the ‘Elderly CASTEL’. This study was actually a longitudinal epidemiological survey involving a representative sample of the elderly population.

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A recent research study performed on the Eskimos has established the links between various individual fatty acids and components of the metabolic syndrome, such as dyslipidemia and glucose control.

Researchers across the world have been conducting several studies on the fatty acid related impacts on the cardio-vascular system specifically in extremely cold environmental conditions The Eskimo population therefore has long attracted the attention of researchers because of its low rates of the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, owing to consumption of high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids.

The current study, known as the “Genetics of Coronary Artery Disease in Alaska Natives” (GOCADAN), sought to take these research findings a step ahead by attributing specific fatty acids to specific changes in features of the metabolic syndrome.

Sven Ebbesson and colleague researchers at the “Norton Sound Health Corp, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA” conducted this study in controlled conditions. The study involved 691 Inupiat Eskimos from the Northwestern Alaskan area, aged 34-75 years. Findings of this research study and the results analysis have been published in “The Journal of the Cardio metabolic Syndrome” recently.

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