Jerrod Speaks on KABC about the Energy Drinks on the shelves,
the contents inside and the effects they are having on our bodies.
COMING SOON!
Elevated Blood Pressure
Elevated Blood Cholesterol
Elevated Triglycerides
Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH)
Insulin Resistance, Pre-diabetes & Type II Diabetes
Insulin Resistant/Metabolic Syndrome
Jerrod Libonati is a Registered Dietitan (RD),
a credentialed food and nutrition professional who
earned his Masters of Nutrition Science
from Florida State University. He is currently an
active member of the American Dietetic Association.
Jerrod specializes in the following chronic diseases:
Overweight/obesity
Elevated Triglycerides
Cholesterol Abnormalities (low HDL, high total and LDL cholesterol)
High Blood Pressure & Hypertension
Insulin Resistance (pre-diabetes/type II diabetes)
Metabolic Syndrome
Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH)
Elevated Blood Pressure
is high blood pressure or what is known as pre-hypertension. High blood pressure left untreated, will progresses into hypertension, a more severe form of high blood pressure. Being overweight or obese is directly related to the cause of high blood pressure.
Total, LDL and HDL Cholesterol
total blood cholesterol should be less than 200 mg/dl. LDL cholesterol, the carrier of "bad" cholesterol less than 129 mg/dl and HDL cholesterol, the "good" one should be above 50 for men and near 60 for women to help lower your heart disease risk.
Triglycerides
triglycerides are fats in the blood. Adults who are overweight or obese, consume high fat diets or diets high in refined and processed carbohydrates often have high triglycerides. Triglycerides increase the risk of the metabolic syndrome, type II diabetes and heart disease.
Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH)
benign prostate hyperplasia is linked to your diet and your weight. Being obese and having pre-diabetes (slightly higher than normal blood glucose) increases your risk of developing BPH with age.
Insulin Resistance, Pre-diabetes and Type II Diabetes
insulin resistance is the common denominator in both pre-diabetes as well as type II diabetes also known as adult on-set diabetes. Being insulin resistant increases your risk of developing other heart disease risk factors.
Insulin Resistant/Metabolic Syndrome
also known as Syndrome X is a cluster of conditions such as obesity, elevated triglycerides, high blood pressure, pre-diabetes or type II diabetes and low levels of the HDL, the "good" cholesterol. If you have three of these criteria, you have the metabolic syndrome.
Elevated Blood Pressure
