Parents teach their children so many things from learning to walk, to tying shoelaces, to solving math problems to driving a car. Of the lifetime lessons learned, however, perhaps the most important thing a parent can share is eating a sensible diet.
A healthy diet for a child plays a key role in reducing heart disease as he/she ages. These are the findings of a recent scientific study. The test, involving approximately 540 children and their families, provided counseling to the parents and focused on limiting saturated fats. “The aim of the diet counseling in our study was not to reduce the total number of calories in the diet, but to shift the child’s intake from saturated towards unsaturated fats and have cholesterol intake of less than 200 mg (such as in the use of more vegetable oils than animal fats and butter)”, explains Dr. Harri Niinikoski, lead author and pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Turku.
The key distinction between saturated and unsaturated fats is where they come from. Saturated fats originate from animal products while unsaturated fats derive from plant products. Needless to say, plant products are far healthier for you. Meat and whole dairy products (e.g.: milk, cheese, cream and ice cream) are rich with saturated fats.
Study results were indeed encouraging. A news story (from FoodNavigator.com) reported that “According to the researchers, a low-saturated-fat, low-cholesterol-oriented nutrition intervention had a favorable effect on saturated fat and total LDL cholesterol concentrations throughout the first 14 years of life, with percent of cholesterol lowering by age and sex”.
As a parent, guide your children on the right path to a long and healthy life. Introduce them to fruits, vegetables and whole grain products at a young age. Should a parent outlive a child, this is truly a tragedy.
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A healthy diet for a child plays a key role in reducing heart disease as he/she ages. These are the findings of a recent scientific study. The test, involving approximately 540 children and their families, provided counseling to the parents and focused on limiting saturated fats. “The aim of the diet counseling in our study was not to reduce the total number of calories in the diet, but to shift the child’s intake from saturated towards unsaturated fats and have cholesterol intake of less than 200 mg (such as in the use of more vegetable oils than animal fats and butter)”, explains Dr. Harri Niinikoski, lead author and pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Turku.
The key distinction between saturated and unsaturated fats is where they come from. Saturated fats originate from animal products while unsaturated fats derive from plant products. Needless to say, plant products are far healthier for you. Meat and whole dairy products (e.g.: milk, cheese, cream and ice cream) are rich with saturated fats.
Study results were indeed encouraging. A news story (from FoodNavigator.com) reported that “According to the researchers, a low-saturated-fat, low-cholesterol-oriented nutrition intervention had a favorable effect on saturated fat and total LDL cholesterol concentrations throughout the first 14 years of life, with percent of cholesterol lowering by age and sex”.
As a parent, guide your children on the right path to a long and healthy life. Introduce them to fruits, vegetables and whole grain products at a young age. Should a parent outlive a child, this is truly a tragedy.
Copyright © 2006-2009 Curb Your Cravings LLC. All Rights Reserved Worldwide
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