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ReviewNutrients2020

Dietary Strategies for Metabolic Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review.

Sara Castro-Barquero, Ana María Ruiz-León, Maria Sierra-Pérez, Ramon Estruch, Rosa Casas

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Review in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07119658 (Targeting Metabolic Syndrome From the Emergency Department Through Mixed-Methods), which is not on this map. Cited by 245 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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245citing papers in PubMed, 15 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07119658 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Targeting Metabolic Syndrome From the Emergency Department Through Mixed-Methods: Pilot Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorIndiana UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled20ConditionsHypertension, Hyperglycemia, Dyslipidemia, Metabolic SyndromeArmsComposite intervention to address MetS
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

245 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 475 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sara Castro-BarqueroDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6876-5443
Ana María Ruiz-LeónInstitut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Maria Sierra-PérezDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Ramon EstruchDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1260-4445
Rosa CasasDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0211-9166
Instituto de Salud Carlos III · ESUniversitat de Barcelona · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic risk factors, characterized by abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), hypertension, and insulin resistance. Lifestyle modifications, especially dietary habits, are the main therapeutic strategy for the treatment and management of metabolic syndrome, but the most effective dietary pattern for its management has not been established. Specific dietary modifications, such as improving the quality of the foods or changing macronutrient distribution, showed beneficial effects on metabolic syndrome conditions and individual parameters. On comparing low-fat and restricted diets, the scientific evidence supports the use of the Mediterranean Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet intervention as the new paradigm for metabolic syndrome prevention and treatment. The nutritional distribution and quality of these healthy diets allows health professionals to provide easy-to-follow dietary advice without the need for restricted diets. Nonetheless, energy-restricted dietary patterns and improvements in physical activity are crucial to improve the metabolic disturbances observed in metabolic syndrome patients.

Indexed as

Caloric RestrictionDietary Approaches To Stop HypertensionDiet, HealthyDiet, MediterraneanDiet, VegetarianExerciseHumansMetabolic SyndromeDASH dietdietary patternhigh-protein dietlow-carbohydrate dietlow-fat dietMediterranean dietmetabolic syndromeplant-based diet

Identifiers

PMID33003472
PMCPMC7600579
OpenAlexW3091080084

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