Insulin Resistance Increases Heart Disease Risk
Individuals with heart disease were found to have higher insulin levels, lower HDL levels, higher triglycerides, and higher fibrinogen compared with their healthy siblings when tested for heart disease.
A recent study has found that insulin resistance syndrome, or "syndrome X," clusters in families with a history of early heart disease - a heart attack or blood vessel blockage before the age of 55 in men and before age 65 in women.
Insulin resistance syndrome refers to a combination of risk factors for type 2 diabetes, including chronically elevated insulin levels, low HDL ("good") cholesterol, abdominal obesity, and high blood pressure. Insulin resistance syndrome occurred in individuals with and without type 2 diabetes.
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (August 2001;21:1346-1352) reported that individuals with heart disease were found to have higher insulin levels after the test, lower HDL levels, higher triglycerides and higher fibrinogen compared with their healthy siblings.
Information provided is courtesy of and compiled by the Academy of Anti-Aging Research.
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