Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Low fat food

A new study found that diets high in sugar can cause health damage, even if the person is not overweight. Signs of impaired heart function was observed in mice with a rich sugar is only 12 weeks, as part of the study at the University of Melbourne.Kimberley Mellor said the findings showed widespread myths about healthy eating, and "ignored" potential leader continued growth in type 2 diabetes."And all of these foods is what we think of as healthy, low fat because it does not really, because the high sugar content," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Mellor said.

Mice were foods high in fructose material that sugar gives a sweet, which is a common food additive, especially in the form of high fructose corn syrup.The mice showed signs of oxidative stress in their hearts, which is broken down cells and heart problems, as these cells respond to calcium, a fundamental process that allows the heart to beat.

"Fructose intake has increased so much over the past few decades, and this was consistent with an increase in type 2 diabetes."There was a view that diabetes is involved in obesity, but in fact we know that many people with diabetes are not obese, overweight, and some do not," said Mellor The results of the fifth Australian Health and Medical Research Congress, Melbourne.

No comments:

Post a Comment