High Fructose Corn Syrup Raises Cardiovascular and Diabetes Risk In Adolescents
Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are present in the blood fractions of teenagers who consume a lot of fructose, according to a research at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Sciences University. This scenario worsens in the face of excess belly fats. Experts found out that consumption of high dietary fructose can result in a lower level of cardiovascular protection such as adiponectin and HDL cholesterol. As compared to those with visceral fat deposits, adolescents with excess body fats accumulated around their belly are at a compound risk. Moreover, numerous scientifically validated researches stress the importance of removing fructose in all forms from the diets of both children and adults in order to lessen the risk of diabetes and heart diseases.
The study gathered a number of 559 adolescents, ages 14 to 18. They were carefully examined and detailed cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, insulin resistance, fasting glucose and blood inflammatory factors. Samples with excess fats around their midsections were found to worsen the identified risk factors, as compared to those with generalized fat right beneath the skin commonly known as subcutaneous fat.
Fructose Metabolism Increases Risk From Metabolic And Fatty Liver Disease
According to findings, that five percent of fructose is what the body processes differently and is believed to be the most responsible for triggering diabetes and promoting obesity. This breaks the beliefs that all forms of sugars are the same. Children and adolescents are most involved in the consumption of fructose and this places them in an increased risk of these diseases.
Dr. Norman Pollock, one of the authors of the study noted that –
"Fructose itself is metabolized differently than other sugars and has some byproducts that are believed to be bad for us... there's something in the syrup processing that plays a role in the bad byproducts of metabolism."Kathleen A. Page, M.D., from Yale University and her colleagues also reported that --
“Increases in fructose consumption have paralleled the increasing prevalence of obesity, and high-fructose diets are thought to promote weight gain and insulin resistance.”As documented in some medical researches, fructose is processed primarily in the liver where it creates havoc which leads to fatty liver disease and even cirrhosis after excessive and repeated exposure.
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