High-fiber, low-fat diet benefits kids' heart health, study

High-fiber, low-fat diet benefits kids' heart health, study

Overweight children are kept in a "food" diet and exercise for the promotion for a period of two weeks showed a reduction of cholesterol and insulin, as a study in the last week to American celebrities annual conference.

Children aged 9 to 15, remained in fiber and low fat cholesterol diet, rich in fruits, vegetables and cereals, whole grains, with moderate amounts of lean protein.

After two weeks, the total cholesterol levels fell on average by 21 percent, while the LDL (bad cholesterol) by 25 percent, said the researchers at the University of California. The amount of insulin are around 30 percent.

The scientists, led by Dr. James Barnard, called the investigation shows that only changes in diet and exercise, even after a very short time, may have protective effect against heart disease.

The investigation was prompted by the publication in 2002 of the autopsy studies, some 3,000 people aged 15 to 34, the external causes of death. The results of the autopsy showed that the blood to be disturbed by the growth of thick veins, "or the accumulation of the plate, as in adolescence. And the fat of young people in the stadiums more advanced illness.

"Fat tissue produces chemicals that we know are directly linked to the development of cardiovascular diseases. Obese children are currently on a heart disease early in life - in the 30s and 40s, perhaps even before," said Dr. Barnard.

The Adolescents who participate in the study, two weeks in one of the Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa in Aventura, Florida. Repeal of about 2.5 hours per day and were allowed to eat whatever may be the food.

The researchers have therefore beneficial changes in the tracked so-called "new" risk factors - chemicals in the fatty tissue of the deregistration, called fat cells from the factors that are directly related to the accumulation of plate in the coronary arteries.

Blood tests, following a period of two weeks, therefore, showed improvements in the fatty tissues of risk factors such as Leptin, by 57 percent, and TNFa, which was 43 percent, said the researchers. There was little change in weight.

"We have long known that obesity associated with the development of the heart, but he does not really know why. That is partly because for years the scientific opinion was fat in his sleep, a storage tank for excess calories. Now them, that is really the endocrine, the work of pumps for chemicals that are very active in the growth of the plate, "said Dr. Barnard.

He added that only changes in lifestyle can have advantages, and that children "should not lose much weight before harvest notable awards for their hearts."

High-fiber, low-fat diet benefits kids' heart health, study