title: Nutritional support in the pharmacological treatment of metabolic syndrome.
abstract: The metabolic syndrome is multifactorial in nature and its incidence is rapidly increasing along with its risk factors. This review discusses nutrition, functional foods, and nutraceuticals most frequently adopted in the co-treatment of the metabolic syndrome. In fact, several foods, functional foods, and nutraceuticals with potential "pharmacological" activities are positioned at the border between pharmacology and nutrition. This double food-nutrition approach would help reduce the use of medicines and concomitantly decrease side effects.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Functional Foods, IMDEA-Food, Madrid, Spain. francesco.visioli@imdea.org
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Visioli
mesh_terms: D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D000818:Animals; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000178:diet therapy*; D059808:Polyphenols / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D030262:Soybean Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005227:Fatty Acids; D059808:Polyphenols; D030262:Soybean Proteins