Dietary Sugar, Salt, and Fat in Human Health
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Dietary Sugar, Salt,
and Fat in Human
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and Fat in Human
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Approximately 415 million adults worldwide are suffering from the dreadful
consequences of the metabolic syndrome, an entity that includes among many
common chronic malfunctions diabetes mellitus, obesity, and a variety of cardiovascular maladies to name but a few. The number of unfortunate individuals
involved in these chronic perturbations is estimated to soar as high as 642 million
by 2040 [1]. According to the National Diabetes Statistics Report of 2014, nearly
30.3 million people in the United States, representing about 9.4% of the US
population suffer from diabetes [13]. To compound the difficulties, persistent
hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus cases can cause development of
serious secondary complications including diabetic neuropathy, nephropathy,
retinopathy, peripheral vascular diseases, and numerous cerebrovascular afflictions [13]. All the above individual health difficulties can be intricately correlated with poor choices in diet—particularly overindulgence of dietary fat, sugar,
and salt often in a setting of a sedentary lifestyle. To give substance to the last
statements, information concerning the previously described practices have been
detailed in this book Influence of Dietary Sugar, Salt and Fat on Human Health.
consequences of the metabolic syndrome, an entity that includes among many
common chronic malfunctions diabetes mellitus, obesity, and a variety of cardiovascular maladies to name but a few. The number of unfortunate individuals
involved in these chronic perturbations is estimated to soar as high as 642 million
by 2040 [1]. According to the National Diabetes Statistics Report of 2014, nearly
30.3 million people in the United States, representing about 9.4% of the US
population suffer from diabetes [13]. To compound the difficulties, persistent
hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus cases can cause development of
serious secondary complications including diabetic neuropathy, nephropathy,
retinopathy, peripheral vascular diseases, and numerous cerebrovascular afflictions [13]. All the above individual health difficulties can be intricately correlated with poor choices in diet—particularly overindulgence of dietary fat, sugar,
and salt often in a setting of a sedentary lifestyle. To give substance to the last
statements, information concerning the previously described practices have been
detailed in this book Influence of Dietary Sugar, Salt and Fat on Human Health.