By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Current study results on Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions - Metabolic Syndrome have been published. According to news originating from Cheonan, South Korea, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, “Obesity and alcohol drinking are associated with metabolic syndrome. However, few studies show the relationship between alcohol drinking and metabolic syndrome according to varying degrees of obesity.”
Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, “This study aimed to determine the association between alcohol drinking and metabolic syndrome in obese and non-obese Korean male adults. This cross-sectional study included 5,867 males aged {{>=}} 20 years who were examined at the Soonchunhyang University health promotion center during June 2008-December 2010. The subjects were divided into non-obese (body mass index [BMI] <25 kg/m) and obese (BMI {{>=}} 25 kg/m) groups and further divided according to weekly alcohol consumption into nondrinking (0 drinks/week), moderate drinking ( {{<=}} 14 drinks/week), and heavy drinking (>14 drinks/week) groups. The subjects were also categorized into binge drinking and non-binge drinking groups. To obtain odds ratios (ORs) for metabolic syndrome, binary logistic regression analysis was performed. The overall metabolic syndrome prevalence was 27.3% (12.8%, non-obese group; 50.4%, obese group). After adjusting for age, physical activity, and smoking, in the non-obese group, the OR for heavy drinking with binge drinking (reference: nondrinking) was 1.56 (95% confidence interval [CI]=1.12-2.18), with a significant increase in metabolic syndrome prevalence. In the obese group, the OR for heavy drinking with binge drinking was 1.42 (95% CI=1.07-1.88), showing a significant increase in metabolic syndrome prevalence (<0.05). In both non-obese and obese Korean males, heavy drinking with binge drinking was associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome.”
According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Thus, both non-obese and obese males should restrict their alcohol intake and not indulge in binge drinking.”
For more information on this research see: Relationship between heavy drinking, binge drinking, and metabolic syndrome in obese and non-obese Korean male adults. Nutrition Research and Practice , 2018;12(2):166-172.
The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from J.E. Oh, Dept. of Family Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, 31, Soonchunhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31151, South Korea.
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CITATION: (2018-04-28), Studies from Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital Describe New Findings in Metabolic Syndrome (Relationship between heavy drinking, binge drinking, and metabolic syndrome in obese and non-obese Korean male adults), Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 402, ISSN: 1532-4664, BUTTER® ID: 015541295
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