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"Syndrome X proactively lays out a nutritious, tasty, and simple diet plan to get us back to the basics of healthy nutrition."–Lendon H. Smith, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of Feed Your Body Right

"Syndrome X is the best new book to help you understand the facts about nutrition, health, and aging. . . . It is full of new information and insights most readers have never had access to before. Everyone who values his or her health will want to read the book and then individualize the program to suit his or her needs–the authors have made this easier than ever to do."–Richard A. Kunin, M.D., author of Mega-Nutrition

What is Syndrome X? It’s a resistance to insulin–the hormone needed to burn food for energy–combined with high cholesterol or triglycerides, high blood pressure, or too much body fat. Syndrome X ages you prematurely and significantly increases your risk of heart disease, hypertension, obesity, eye disease, nervous system disorders, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, cancer, and other age-related diseases.

Syndrome X is the first book to tell you how to fight the epidemic disorder that is derailing the health of nearly a third of North Americans. It outlines a complete three-step program–including easy-to-follow diets, light physical activity, and readily available vitamins and nutritional supplements–that will safeguard you against developing Syndrome X or reverse it if you already have it.

Not for those with genetic factors for metabolic syndrome 1 out of 5

Read this book if you eat a lot of refined food and drink sugary drinks and need to be convinced to change these habits.

If you can't tell from the big "X" on the front, this is an alarmist book, the subcontext of which is "blame the patient". Despite the fact the authors give a couple of nods to potential genetic factors in some cases of "Syndrome X", this book is not meant for people who have a genetic predisposition to metabolic syndrome and who already have an awareness of what proper eating is. The book makes no mention of the connection of insulin resistance to polycystic ovarian syndrome, probably because at the time the book was published, this discovery was just being made. Setting aside that other parts may be outdate as well, the book may contain some useful information, but it's difficult to sort it out of the shear verbosity of the preachy language.

One sentence in particular offended me as an anthropologist. When discussing the "Paleolithic Diet", the authors state "people had little choice but to develop agriculture because of a shortage of large game animals". For better or worse, the authors are *medical* doctors, not professors of anthropology. They either made this statement up or pulled it from a convenient, but most likely untested, hypothesis that they don't bother to cite. If you want a cohesive, and thoroughly researched, account of how agriculture began, read "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond. For an understanding of the population pressure that would cause people to rely fully on agriculture, try "The Time Before History: Five million years of human impact" by Colin Tudge.

Two other things to note: 1) This book is meat-centric (if you can't tell from the quote in the previous paragraph), i.e. it is *not* a vegetarian-freely in any way. (Has anyone proved that eating meat at every meal helps you to live longer? Other evidence I've read suggest the opposite.) 2) The authors berate the use of medicines, and while pharmaceuticals do indeed deserve some of it, they go on to recommend a certain pet supplement because it is "natural". Remember that just because something is natural, does *not* mean that it can't cause side effects.

I wish at least one of my many doctors had told me about this book. My last internist knew very little about Syndrome X and didn't seem to consider it of interest. This book will change your life.

I had been struggling with understanding what sugar does to someone who is intolerant to sugar, and this book instantly got rid of all the mystery. I know what foods make me feel good, and which ones just dont sit right afterwards, and the common factor was always sugar or foods with a high glycemic index. As a healthy athlete, I wanted to learn the best fuel to put in my body, and I stick to this diet, with predictable results. What I really enjoyed about this book was the proactive approach to help me increase my energy, and to understand the supplements to take. I am now very mindful of high glycemic foods, and plainly just avoid them, to keep my mind, body and spirit operating at the optimum rate. Thanks for educating me! Andrea Samadi, author of The Secret for Teens Revealed: How Parents, Teachers, and Teenagers Can Inspire Leadership and Transform Lives

Syndrome X is High Cholesterol, Obesity, High Triglycerides, High Blood Pressure and the centerpiece: Insulin Resistance. The book provides the reasons for many people's poor heath and practical solutions to improve it greatly. It is also applicable to those who are already healthy and want to stay that way.

The authors clearly explain that Glucose is our biological gasoline and insulin is escorts the glucose from the blood into cells where it is burned as energy. As with the carburetor of a car, when this isn't working right, we are not going to be at our best!

Knowing what to eat is crucial in good health today. With our fast paced, fast food society this is no easy task. Syndrome X addresses the wide array of good foods, vitamins and nutrients to return to good health. It explains in layman's terms but never talks down to the reader about the benefits of eating right and the terrible effects of eating poorly.

Powerful topics include: The importance of diet, Glucose, the body's fuel and the secrets of living to age 100. Other subjects include, individualizing your Anti-X program, what to buy at supermarkets and more.

Vitamins C, D, E and more are explained in excellent detail. Minerals such as chromium, Zinc, Magnesium, are also addressed as well as nutrients such as antioxidants, good and bad fats and more.

The easy to understand explanations of how the body processes food and supplements is some of the best I have read. Overall Jack Challem, Dr Burton Berkson, and Melissa Diane Smith have done an exceptional job at providing a common sense guide to healthy living through good diet, vitamins and supplements!

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Syndrome X was a breakthrough book when it first came out in 2000. Of course Syndrome X is a form of prediabetes, which increases the risk of full-blown diabetes and heart disease. Jack Challem (the lead author of Syndrome X) has outdone himself with his latest book along these lines: Stop Prediabetes Now, which came out in October. The description of the problem, his dietary recommendations, and his supplement recommendations are all much clearer and easier to follow. The recipes are superb -- I love the curry chicken salad, in particular. Jack addresses the bigger picture of prediabetes, of which Syndrome X is only one part.