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Metabolic Syndrome

Better TV's diet editor Kim Bensen defines metabolic syndrome and what you can do to correct it.







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" Yeah he's been there done TV and -- online sewers were home Bentley life. Well losing weight and doing your taxes if you ask most people they'll say that both of them are huge burden but I diet editor Kim been sent. She is what's really taxing is the -- it felt you know her story she's -- 212 pounds. Dropped fourteen dress sizes through the old fashioned diet. And exercise can says it really doesn't happen to be that way when it comes to diet don't think that is a bird right that's great actually you're gonna stick with it if you pick it again aren't have to really like -- and I was watching that they get pleaser and Cali how did you. Cats and is that it can. -- last 486%. I am not I think person at like that coming airing on banks I cannot 61% of my body weight to enter into pants of me to simply can't do it it's like an inspiration to just to see people like yourself as well as people on the biggest loser. Losing not having just to see how happy they are afterwards too so."

" Yeah because -- even know Larry I -- I stipulate. I let everybody know this is not a recipe. Okay this is to ingredient ever needing treatment today for what is that lap that last about red that's the whole thing. Grammy and -- while chatting today it's gonna tell it up a little okay. I think in -- packet come for the summer night when I heard that that great recipe you can do it at like a -- for -- he's not okay. -- Low fat American TOK now that can -- itself obviously must be low in calories it is the counties the whole key area high in -- okay great company a couple of different brands justices -- us teeters that -- right thing to -- rate -- debate the act because there's some that are very high in calories to write me back okay -- kind of making their -- grilled cheese sandwich and -- I think that's a look and but it can't I just do that and the -- as an amount. -- average tip that -- It's really important to -- lightning. Rights and we can talk today about that about them called metabolic and your metabolic syndrome what exactly is I've heard about it but he said it doesn't make it -- Yuma -- now not really what it is is and eighteen million Americans is estimated at risk for it but I risk -- factors that first time it -- that body fat and magic metal and during the within forty inches -- to conference on women more than 35. That's one risk a cat as second line is allocated acting click the missionaries are more than -- the second. -- wanna be aware okay that there is here cholesterol reduce HTM public coalesce around RA yeah. Extra you don't want it to be at less than forty from and Bartlett and it deeper women -- hey it's fat and it's a concern obviously increased blood pressure has to be one of them and I went about it I think -- went pretty 130 -- eighty I think it's more than hot and be careful that the fourth concern okay flat line elevated triglycerides. That more than 105. Numbers that we really have to be careful by anyone of them is at risk for heart disease. Let. That evening he had three or more that's called. Now at about three or four out of that list we or more accurately -- at least three and that's called mad about that. Permit I bring it home on outlets are right now I little crispy unit and an expert you. You've got some -- over the next years at that point 8% that -- at -- okay -- if you make it home you don't have to add oil all that I add -- in my entire pot is okay -- not -- bring the whales through the whole thing I see -- The kids alive and we had happened and ready to go out CN again it's not a recipe but you can't ticket -- I can -- web -- obviously for more inspiration more recipes and ideas as well Ken Bentsen. Dot com thanks again become --"

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