People who reduced their sugar consumption enjoyed longer time without heart problems than those who never experienced rationing of this carbohydrate.
Berlin, October 23 (DeutscheWelle).- Researchers They discovered that the personas were less likely to suffer from conditions such as heart attack, heart failure o cerebrovascular accident if they had consumed little sugar in the early childhood and whether their mothers had also had a reduced sugar intake during the pregnancy.
According to the study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), the researchers analyzed data from rationing of sugar during the guerra in it United Kingdom.
The team examined data from 63,433 people in the UK Biobank born between October 1951 and March 1956, with no history of heart disease.
The study included 40,063 people who were exposed to sugar rationing (which lasted from 1940 to 1953) and 23,370 who were not. Medical records were reviewed for cases of heart disease, stroke, heart failure, arrhythmias, strokes, and deaths from these causes.
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Results: lower risk of heart problems
Compared with people who were never exposed to rationing, those who had sugar restrictions during pregnancy and the first two years of life had: a 20 percent lower risk of heart disease, 25 percent lower risk of heart attack, 26 percent lower risk of heart failure, 24 percent lower risk of atrial fibrillation, 31 percent lower risk of stroke, and 27 percent lower risk of death cardiovascular.
The longer the rationing period, the lower the heart risks, in part due to a lower incidence of diabetes and lower blood pressure.
People also enjoyed longer periods of time without heart problems—up to two and a half years longer—than those who never experienced rationing.
During that period, sugar allowances for everyone, including pregnant women and children, were limited to less than 40 grams a day, and sugar was not allowed to be added to the diet of babies under two years of age.
The team, which included researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Boston Medical School, concluded:
“The first thousand days after conception are a critical window in which nutrition shapes cardiometabolic risk throughout life. Many infants and young children consume excess added sugars through maternal diet, formula, and first solid foods. And finally, early sugar restriction was associated with lower risks of heart attack, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, stroke, and cardiovascular mortality.”
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