Metabolic syndrome tends to get younger
At the Talkshow " chuyen doi syndrome: How to recognize, treat and prevent" held on February 14, Lao Dong Newspaper had an interview with Associate Professor, Dr. Phan Toan Thang - Professor at Yong Loo Lin University - National University of Singapore (NUS) - the first person in the world to invent the technology of separating stem cells from umbilical cordcapillary capillary; Dr. Le Phong - Professional Advisor on Non-communicable diseases (NCD) of An Viet General Hospital; Dr. Nguyen Tien Dung - Professional Director of Meijibio Vietnam.
Discussing in the Talkshow, Dr. Le Phong - Professional Advisor on Non-communicable Diseases (NCD) of An Viet General Hospital said that metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors including glucose metabolism disorder, diabetes mel mel mel melosis, high blood pressure, obesity, ... increasing the risk of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cerebral infarction, cancer, stroke.
Dr. Phong also emphasized that currently, the rate of people with metabolic syndrome is increasing. However, the current difficulty is not the rate of people with the disease but the reality that metabolic syndrome is increasingly younger.
Agreeing with Dr. Le Phong's view, Dr. Nguyen Tien Dung - Professional Director of Meijibio Vietnam believes that metabolic syndrome is on the rise and getting younger. However, this syndrome also increases with human aging. The older you are, the more likely you are to develop metabolic syndrome.
During the recent Lunar New Year, the press reported a lot about the situation of young people having stroke after Tet, which is the result of metabolic syndrome. Those people may have high blood pressure, may have dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, ... thereby leading to atherosclerosis, stroke, Dr. Dung shared.
Dr. Dung also added that due to changes in socio-economic life, urbanization, habits of using fast food, sugary drinks, alcohol abuse, beer and lack of exercise, exercise... are the reasons for the increase in people with metabolic syndrome. In addition, food pollution, water pollution, air pollution, genetics... are also the causes of this syndrome.
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Phan Toan Thang - Professor at Yong Loo Lin University of Medicine - National University of Singapore (NUS) - the first person in the world to invent the technology of separating stem cells from umbilical cord, complications of diseases related to metabolic syndrome are very dangerous. General metabolic syndrome can increase the burden on the heart, increase the mortality rate in patients with arrhythmia, atrophy, and consequences of blood lipid disorders. As for complications of diabetes, when there is an ulcer in the leg, the patient may have to have a limb amputation and may face death.
In addition, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, polycystic ovary syndrome, fatty tissue disease... are also complications caused by metabolic syndrome.
Solutions for treating and preventing metabolic syndrome
To detect early symptoms of metabolic syndrome, especially in overweight and obese children, Dr. Le Phong said that when there are black spurs in the neck and armpits, it can be a manifestation of diabetes. When detecting those symptoms, patients need to go to a medical facility for immediate examination. At the same time, high blood pressure diseases can also be detected easily by blood pressure measuring devices, while other diseases can be detected by clinical tests at medical facilities.
Talking about measures to treat metabolic syndrome, Dr. Nguyen Tien Dung said that measures without drugs are very important. In particular, paying attention to diet, avoiding overuse of sugary drinks, alcohol, beer, smoking, avoiding eating fast food to reduce the burden on the body's metabolic system and enhance physical exercise and physical exercise is also very necessary.
Regarding the treatment methods that require drug use, Dr. Dung said that it is necessary to treat drugs according to the right type of disease, personalize each prescription, each type of disease will have a different prescription, avoiding the situation of one prescription for many patients. At the same time, patients also need to comply with blood pressure management and treatment of type 2 diabetes.
As someone who has pursued regenerative medicine for the past 10 years, I have found that, in addition to lifestyle changes and the use of drugs according to regimens to responsibly control each type of disease in metabolic syndrome, there is another thing that can also support treatment very well, which is the product of regenerative science.
The use of stem cells in regenerative science can help the body enhance repair, regeneration, and regulation of cell activity, including the metabolic system, said Dr. Nguyen Tien Dung.
Dr. Le Phong also shared more about preventing metabolic syndrome, in addition to paying attention to diet, weight; physical activity; maintaining a full diet of calcium, potassium and magnesium; quitting smoking, reducing saturated fat and cholesterol... sharing all the joys and sorrows in life with people to reduce pressure, thinking, stress... also plays a particularly important role.
Associate Professor, Dr. Phan Toan Thang also said that metabolic syndrome is not only affected by external factors but also by genetic factors, so it is very important to go for regular check-ups and screening for treatment early. If patients proactively protect their health, reduce the rate of metabolic syndrome and reduce complications, it will also contribute to reducing the economic and social burden on the country, Associate Professor, Dr. Phan Toan Thang shared.
In addition to preventive measures, proactive health check-ups and controls, experts also believe that propaganda and information about metabolic syndrome to people is very important to help people understand the current increase and consequences of metabolic syndrome.
