Dietary acid load is positively associated with insulin resistance: a population-based study.

Background & Aims: Diabetes mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are among the biggest causes of death and health expenses worldwide. A higher dietary acid load (DAL) is associated with chronic low-grade metabolic acidosis, and may increase the risk of insulin resistance (IR), DM, hypertension, and CVD mortality. However, the association between DAL and IR still lacks population-based studies to confirm laboratory findings.

Moderator role of vitamin D concentrations on the association between metabolic syndrome and C-reactive protein among adults.

Objective: To evaluate the association between MetS, its components and insulin resistance (IR) with 25(OH)D and hsCRP. The moderator role of 25(OH)D in the association of MetS, its diagnostic components and IR with hsCRP were also explored.

Methods: A cross-sectional study (2014/2015) with a population-based cohort in Southern Brazil (n = 605).

Level of leisure-time physical activity and its association with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in adults: a population-based study.

Objective: To analyze the associations between changes in the level of leisure-time physical activity in adults and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome.

Methods: This is a population-based study conducted with 818 adults aged 20 years or older from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil, between 2009 and 2014. We tested the association of maintenance and/or changes in the level of physical activity with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, adjusted for sociodemographic variables (gender, age, schooling, income, marital status, and ethnicity) and smoking habits.