Health: less consumption of this food benefits the heart and brain
The researchers they concluded that how many more free sugars are consumed, the greater the risk of the diseases mentioned above. It should be noted that the free sugar is in different processed foods as: table sugar, cookies, candy, fruit juices and soft drinks. On the other hand, they can also be found in whole-grain foods as fruits and vegetables.
According to cody watlingPhD student at the University of Oxford, United Kingdomand one of the study authors, the most common forms of free sugars consumed were cookies, desserts, breads, sugar-sweetened drinks and fruit juices.
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Watling stated that, in terms of free sugars, “a glass of fruit juice is equivalent to a glass of cola”.
Brain, heart and sugar intake: what the study consisted of
The study carried out a nutritional follow-up, for nine years, of more than 110,000 people in Britain. The specialists followed the health and the subsistence allowance of the participants, between the ages of 37 and 73 yearsusing data from the UK Biobank.
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The researchers concluded that each increase in 5% in the intake of free sugar in the daily diet of one participant resulted in a risk 6% greater than heart disease and a risk 10% greater than stroke.
Those people who had the highest risk of heart disease or stroke consumed about 95 grams of free sugar per dayor the 18% of your daily energy intakeWatling said.
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On the other hand, the researchers found that consuming more fiber reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. It was discovered that five grams of fiber a day is associated with risk 4% lower risk of heart disease or stroke, according to the study.
“What is really important for general health and well-being is that we consume carbs What are they rich in whole grainsWatling concluded. It should be noted that those grains are excellent sources of fiber and selenium, potassium and magnesium.
Source: Ambito
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