Culinary Spices in Metabolic Syndrome.

Launched by UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY · May 15, 2024

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • age (18-50 years)
• * 2 or more of MetS diagnostic criteria:
• • high waist circumference (\>80 cm for female and \>94 cm for males),
• • elevated blood pressure (equal to or greater than 130/85 mm Hg or use of medication for hypertension),
• • high fasting blood glucose (equal to or greater than 100 mg/dL \[5.6 mmol/L\] or use of medication for hyperglycemia),
• • lowered HDL cholesterol (less than 40 mg/dL \[1.03 mmol/L\] for men and less than 50 mg/dL \[1.29 mmol/L\] for women) and
• • increased triglycerides (equal to or greater than 150 mg/dL \[1.7 mmol/L\]). Participants who had at least three risk factors out of five or had two risk factors and one borderline were included in the study.
• • Exclusion Criteria
• • older than 50 years old or younger than 17 years old and
• • did not meet the metabolic syndrome diagnostic criteria
• • allergic to spices
• • current smokers
• • pregnant women
• • lactating women or
• • currently taking medication and if they
• • refused to provide blood sample.
• • acute illnesses
• • chronic diseases such as kidney, liver, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases were excluded from the study