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Overweightness and obesity are associated with many hemodynamic, structural, and histopathologic alterations in the kidney and with metabolic and biochemical changes that predispose to these abnormalities. Consequent to these disorders, these individuals are more likely to develop chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal failure. Overweight and obese people are more prone to develop albuminuria and, for at least some types of kidney disease, a greater amount of albuminuria and more rapid progression of renal failure. These individuals are more likely to develop diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive nephrosclerosis, focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis, renal cell carcinoma, and urate and calcium oxalate urolithiasis are the more common kidney and urological diseases reported in obese people. Preliminary data indicate that many of the clinical and nephropathologic manifestations associated with obesity can be reversed or ameliorated with reductions in body fat induced by dietary energy restriction or surgical procedures that reduce intake and gastrointestinal absorption of calories.

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Eating healthy and exercising are the most important habits to keep your heart in shape – Your heart health is in direct connection with the food you eat. Diversification of healthy eating following the tips below:

• Choose from the vast range of food products that are based on wheat germ.
• Choose different fruits and vegetables .
• Choose a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol.
• Choose natural juices and nutritional biscuits to quench your need for sweet.
• If you consume alcoholic beverages, should do it moderately.
• Struggling to achieve an appropriate body weight by height and age you have.
• Do not let one day pass without doing exercise.

If you have problems with high cholesterol or if you’re prone to hypertension is advisable to consult a nutritionist. Prepare a nutritional diet, with a reasonable calorie level. Thus, you will eat healthy, preventing cardiovascular diseases which are prone. Nutritionist will follow your progress, encouraging you to not give up.

Get rid of salt! – You can prevent and control blood pressure, giving up at all salt and sodium-based compounds. Here are some tips on how to gradual eliminate the salt:

Use foods with a small amount of sodium or unsalted like vegetables and cereals.
Cooking “spicy” and not “salty”! Use spicy seasonings, herbs ( dill, parsley, celery, thyme, basil, oregano ), lemon, wine and vinegar. Be creative!

Opt for fresh lean meats and, giving up the canned smoked meat.
Unsubscribe processed meat ( like ham and ribs ) salt foods ( such as olives and pickles ) and spices such as mustard, ketch-up and barbecue sauce. Limit yourself to variants lower in sodium soy sauce. To eliminate the amount of sodium, rinse thoroughly with water the canned food. Salt substitutes are rich in potassium, which can hurt people facing health problems. Before replacing salt, ask the advice from a specialist.

Cardiovascular disease risk factors

The more a person shows several factors, the greater the chances of developing heart disease. The best way to prevent heart attacks is represented by reducing risk factors. Risk that can be controlled and treated:

• High blood pressure (hypertension) disrupts the smooth functioning of the heart, amplifying the state of weakness. Both heart and arteries are prone to strokes. High blood pressure increases the risk of stroke, of atherosclerosis, causing congestive heart failure, atherosclerosis, kidney failure and eye disease. When this pressure is associated with obesity, smoking, cholesterol increases the risk of sudden attack. High blood pressure tends to increase with the age. Men are exposed to greater risks than women. After the age of 55 years men shows similar trends for accelerating blood pressure. Instead, after 75 years, women are more prone to such risks than men. HTA’s are not usually defined by symptoms, is a real silent killer. If you are suspected of hypertension, should pay more attention to your health. Keeping a proper diet, losing weight (when applicable), practicing a sport regularly, avoid salt and following a strict medication from a medical specialist, you can keep blood pressure under control (ie lower blood pressure to normal levels), decreasing the worsening condition health;

• Hypercholesterolemia (high levels of blood cholesterol) – coronary heart disease risk increases as you achieve a high cholesterol. When present and other risk factors such as hypertension and smoking, exposure from cardiovascular disease is even greater. Cholesterol is found only in animal fats. Some herbal oil, often used in cooking, are high in saturated fats. Transfats results by adding hydrogen to vegetable oils are often used in restaurants and fast foods. Fruits and vegetables contain no cholesterol, are therefore recommended in any diet. If you need medicines to lower cholesterol is better to resort to a healthy diet reduce the amount of cholesterol and improve your cardiovascular health;

Reversal of type 2 diabetes mellitus and improvements in cardiovascular risk factors after surgical weight loss in adolescents. Pediatrics. 2009 Jan;123(1):214-22 Authors: Inge TH, Miyano G, Bean J, Helmrath M, Courcoulas A, Harmon CM, Chen MK, Wilson K, Daniels SR, Garcia VF, Brandt ML, Dolan LM OBJECTIVES: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with obesity, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, all well-known risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Surgical weight loss has resulted in a marked reduction of these risk factors in adults. We hypothesized that gastric bypass would improve parameters of metabolic dysfunction and cardiovascular risk in adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eleven adolescents who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at 5 centers were included. Anthropometric, hemodynamic, and biochemical measures and surgical complications were analyzed. Similar measures from 67 adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were treated medically for 1 year were also analyzed. RESULTS: Adolescents who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass were extremely obese (mean BMI of 50 +/- 5.9 kg/m(2)) with numerous cardiovascular risk factors. After surgery there was evidence of remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus in all but 1 patient. Significant improvements in BMI (-34%), fasting blood glucose (-41%), fasting insulin concentrations (-81%), hemoglobin A1c levels (7.3%-5.6%), and insulin sensitivity were also seen. There were significant improvements in serum lipid levels and blood pressure. In comparison, adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were followed during 1 year of medical treatment demonstrated stable body weight (baseline BMI: 35 +/- 7.3 kg/m(2); 1-year BMI: 34.9 +/- 7.2 kg/m(2)) and no significant change in blood pressure or in diabetic medication use. Medically managed patients had significantly improved hemoglobin A1c levels over 1 year (baseline: 7.85% +/- 2.3%; 1 year: 7.1% +/- 2%). CONCLUSIONS: Extremely obese diabetic adolescents experience significant weight loss and remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Improvements in insulin resistance, beta-cell function, and cardiovascular risk factors support Roux-en-Y gastric bypass as an intervention that improves the health of these adolescents. Although the long-term efficacy of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is not known, these findings suggest that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is an effective option for the treatment of extremely obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus. PMID: 19117885 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Resveratrol, obesity and diabetes. Eur J Pharmacol. 2010 Jun 10;635(1-3):1-8 Authors: Szkudelska K, Szkudelski T Resveratrol belongs to the large group of biologically active substances found in plants. This compound is classified as phytoestrogen because of its ability to interact with estrogen receptor. Numerous beneficial effects of resveratrol described in the literature involve cardioprotective, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant action. Recently, this broad spectrum of effects is enlarged by new data demonstrating a great potency of this compound in relation to obesity and diabetes. It is well established that resveratrol exerts beneficial effects in rodents fed a high-calorie diet. In some studies, resveratrol was reported to reduce body weight and adiposity in obese animals. The action of this compound involves favourable changes in gene expressions and in enzyme activities. The accumulating evidence also indicates the benefits of resveratrol in diabetes and diabetic complications. It is known that resveratrol affects insulin secretion and blood insulin concentration. In animals with hyperinsulinemia, resveratrol was found to reduce blood insulin. Moreover, numerous data indicate that in diabetic rats, resveratrol is able to reduce hyperglycemia. The mechanism of resveratrol's action is complex and is demonstrated to involve both insulin-dependent and insulin-independent effects. These data point to the potential possibility of use of resveratrol in preventing and/or treating both obesity and diabetes.