Special Issue

Metabolic Syndrome

Submission Deadline: May 31, 2021 (Closed)

Guest Editor

Damian Skrypnik, MD, PhD

Department of Treatment of Obesity, Metabolic Disorders and Clinical Dietetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland

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Research Interests: Abdominal obesity; metabolic syndrome; metabolic diseases; hypertension; diabetes; physical exercise; cardiac rehabilitation

About this Topic

“(…) no one will ever be free so long as there are pestilences.”
Albert Camus, The Plague

It is calculated that even 25% of adult population worldwide presents diagnostic criteria of metabolic syndrome. World Health Organization reports that the majority of the world’s population live in countries where excess body mass, a reason of metabolic syndrome, kills more people than underweight. This “silent epidemic” may increase the risk of all-cause-mortality even by 8 fold.

“Metabolic Syndrome”, a special issue of OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine, will present a current state of knowledge on this health- and life threatening disorder. The issue will gather a crucial and innovative researches in the range of complementary medicine involved in the treatment of metabolic syndrome and obesity. The main scopes of the issue are: obesity and overweight and excess body mass derived diseases: arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes and pre-diabetes. Both diagnostic and therapeutic approach is well seen. The Editorial Board invites the authors to submit their valuable studies. Also, please feel free to contact the Editorial Board in case of any questions.

Damian Skrypnik
Department of Treatment of Obesity, Metabolic Disorders and Clinical Dietetics,
Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland

Manuscript Submission Information

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Publication

Open Access Original Research Nutritional Counseling Improves the Nutritional Status, Liver Function, and Serum Electrolytes of Patients with Liver Transplantation by Saba Tanveer  , Ali Saad R. Alsubaie  , Rezzan Khan  , Hajra Ahmed  , Mahpara Safdar  , Zainab BiBi  , Sadaf Yousaf  , Bismillah Sehar  , Iftikhar Alam  , Aiman Hadayat  and Falak Zeb Received: 31 May 2023;  Published: 15 November 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2304051 Abstract Nutrition counseling may assist liver transplant patients in controlling weight gain, addressing micronutrient deficiencies, and maintaining metabolic status. This study aimed to determine the effect of nutritional counseling on nutritional status, liver profile, and serum electrolytes of liver transplant patients. In [...]

Open Access Original Research YNCRG Alleviated Hepatic Steatosis in Metabolic Syndrome Model Rats by Improving Lipid Metabolism and Chronic Inflammatory Reaction by Boju Sun  , Maya Kudo  , Misa Hayashi  , Lingling Qin  , Lili Wu  , Tonghua Liu  and Ming Gao Received: 25 October 2021;  Published: 30 June 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2202023 Abstract YNCRG is a combination of five traditional Chinese ingredients with medicinal properties. We studied its effects and mechanism of action on a rat model of non-alcoholic fatty liver with metabolic syndrome. Eight-week-old male SHRcp rat(s) and Wister Kyoto (WKY) rats were adaptively fed for one week, after which they were randomly divided into [...]

Open Access Original Research Improving Diabetes Outcomes with a Multimodal Intervention for Less Advantaged Adults with Type 2 Diabetes by Karen E. Atler  , Deana Muñoz  , Carly Knowles  , Angie Noe  , Christine A. Fruhauf  , Kathryn McGirr  , Tracy L. Nelson  and Arlene A. Schmid Received: 18 May 2021;  Published: 05 November 2021;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2104043 Abstract If proper self-management behaviors are not maintained, diabetes may lead to reduced quality of life (QoL), decreased engagement in everyday activities, disabling health complications, and even death. Less advantaged adults with limited income, lower education, and fewer resources find diabetes self-management (DSM) particularl [...]

Open Access Research Article Metabolic Syndrome and Erectile Dysfunction by Alice Walton  , Mustafa Faruk Usta  , Melissa Wong  and Wayne Hellstrom Received: 01 August 2021;  Published: 02 November 2021;  doi: 10.21926/obm.icm.2104042 Abstract Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is considered a risk factor for erectile dysfunction (ED), and ED is almost three times more prevalent in men with MetS. Vascular pathologies are a significant factor for the development of ED, and many experts suggest endothelial dysfunction (EnD) as a likely explanation for the association between ED [...]