9 days without sugar will help improve health
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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In San Francisco, a group of scientists found out how, in fact, sugar affects the human body. The results turned out to be somewhat unexpected - the rejection of sugar will help normalize the work of internal organs and improve health, with such changes it will take a little over a week. Changing the diet helps to reduce cholesterol, normalize the liver, cardiovascular system, etc.
The experiment of American experts involved children and adolescents from 9 to 18 years who were obese (total 43 people).
Within 9 days, all participants had to adhere to a special diet in which the total number of daily calories was preserved, but the amount of sugar and fructose was reduced several times. It should be noted that children could also use harmful products such as chips, pizza, hot dogs, etc.
One of the authors of the research project noted that during the work he did not encounter such results - in just 9 days, the children had noticeable improvements in the body.
In the course of the study, scientists intended to understand how reducing sugar intake affects the metabolic syndrome, increasing the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, hypertension, obesity.
In the study participants after the diet, scientists noted a decrease in pressure, triglyceride levels in the blood, cholesterol, glucose, insulin. Also, children have significantly improved the work of internal organs, in particular the liver. According to experts, this study clearly indicates that the use of sugar is directly associated with the development of metabolic syndrome.
Also, scientists noted that, despite the lowering of the sugar level in the daily diet of small participants in the experiment, the calorie content remained the same, but the children complained that they were overeating, and some volunteers even complained that they were simply tormented by constant feeding.
As the study showed, not all calories can be useful for the body, the source of calories directly affects their effect on the body. Calories that fall with sugar are the worst variant of all, since in the liver they are processed into fats, and this, in turn, increases the susceptibility to insulin, increases the risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, and liver.
Experts believe that their research work can be of great importance in the food industry, in addition, changing attitudes to sugar in the future will help significantly reduce the costs of treating diseases associated with the metabolic syndrome.
Experts emphasize that it is necessary to revise the attitude towards sugar. In the past, when calving, calories were taken into account regardless of the source, but in the end, this approach can significantly worsen the overall health. In their new study, experts have shown that not all calories are harmful to health, but sugar calories are the most dangerous.
Previously, scientists have already studied the effect of sugar on the human body and concluded that high blood sugar is one of the causes of premature death of women.
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