Lower Risk For Chronic Disease In Adulthood When Childhood Diet Is Low In Fat and High
In Fiber
In Fiber
A recent study has found that behavioral intervention to lower dietary
intake of total fat and saturated fat and increase consumption of foods
that are good sources of dietary fiber a childhood, resulted in significantly lower fasting plasma glucose levels and lower systolic blood pressure
when study participants were re-evaluated in young adulthood.
intake of total fat and saturated fat and increase consumption of foods
that are good sources of dietary fiber a childhood, resulted in significantly lower fasting plasma glucose levels and lower systolic blood pressure
when study participants were re-evaluated in young adulthood.
The study was accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM).
A Western dietary pattern high in total fat and saturated fatty acids and refined grains is associated with an increased risk of the metabolic syndrome, a cluster of metabolic abnormalities that include abdominal obesity, low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ("good cholesterol"), higher levels of triglycerides and blood glucose, and
elevated blood pressure. This study evaluated the long-term effects
of a dietary intervention to reduce fat and increase fiber intake during childhood on metabolic syndrome in young adult women.
elevated blood pressure. This study evaluated the long-term effects
of a dietary intervention to reduce fat and increase fiber intake during childhood on metabolic syndrome in young adult women.
"This research is important because it suggests that modest reductions
in total fat and saturated fat intake and increased consumption of dietary fiber during childhood and adolescence may have beneficial effects later in life by decreasing risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease," said researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA .
in total fat and saturated fat intake and increased consumption of dietary fiber during childhood and adolescence may have beneficial effects later in life by decreasing risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease," said researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA .
Researchers evaluated 230 women between the ages of 25 and 29
years, who nine years before the current study participated in the Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC). DISC was a randomized controlled clinical trial of a reduced-fat dietary intervention that specifically sought
to limit fat intake to 28 percent of daily caloric intake and increase
dietary fiber intake by encouraging consumption of fruits, vegetables
and whole grains. The current study was conducted among females
who had participated in the DISC trial to determine the longer-term
effects of the DISC intervention.
years, who nine years before the current study participated in the Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC). DISC was a randomized controlled clinical trial of a reduced-fat dietary intervention that specifically sought
to limit fat intake to 28 percent of daily caloric intake and increase
dietary fiber intake by encouraging consumption of fruits, vegetables
and whole grains. The current study was conducted among females
who had participated in the DISC trial to determine the longer-term
effects of the DISC intervention.
Researchers measured body composition of study participants using
whole body dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans. Blood
pressure was measured using automatic blood pressure monitors
and blood samples were analyzed to assess levels of plasma glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides.
whole body dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans. Blood
pressure was measured using automatic blood pressure monitors
and blood samples were analyzed to assess levels of plasma glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides.
"Few participants in our follow-up study met the criteria for metabolic syndrome, however the intervention group had statistically significant
lower mean systolic blood pressure and fasting plasma glucose levels compared to the control group," they said . "Significant differences at
the follow-up visit, but not earlier, suggest that adolescent diet may have long-term effects on age-related changes in blood pressure and
glycemic control that begin to become apparent in young adulthood.
Longer follow-up studies of DISC participants are needed to determine
if the differences found in this study persist or widen with increasing age."
lower mean systolic blood pressure and fasting plasma glucose levels compared to the control group," they said . "Significant differences at
the follow-up visit, but not earlier, suggest that adolescent diet may have long-term effects on age-related changes in blood pressure and
glycemic control that begin to become apparent in young adulthood.
Longer follow-up studies of DISC participants are needed to determine
if the differences found in this study persist or widen with increasing age."
Story Source: The Endocrine Society.
Journal Reference: Adolescent Diet and Metabolic Syndrome in Young Women: Results of the Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC) Follow-Up Study. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2011;
The Endocrine Society (2011, October 27). Childhood diet lower in fat
and higher in fiber may lower risk for chronic disease in adulthood.
and higher in fiber may lower risk for chronic disease in adulthood.
This article is for informational and educational purposes only, and is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Contact your doctor or healthcare professional for medical and nutritional consultation.
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