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November 30th, 2010
01:09 PM ET
Lifelong fruits and vegetables benefit heartsChildren whose diets include lots of fruits and vegetables lower their risk for heart problems when they become young adults, according to a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Using data from the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, a long-term study that followed Finnish children ages 3 to 18 for 27 years, researchers compared lifestyle factors and conducted a measure of arterial stiffness to follow 1,622 participants in the study. The measure– pulse wave velocity– reveals the stiffness of arteries and is associated with atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the process by which arteries get clogged with deposits of fatty material, cholesterol, calcium and other debris and create plaque. Plaque can harden and clog the arteries or it can become fragile and rupture causing a blood clot to form. If the blood clot blocks vessels to the heart it can cause a heart attack and if the clot blocks vessels to the brain it can cause a stroke. "Atherosclerosis is a slow, complex disease that typically starts in childhood and often progresses when people grow older," says the American Heart Association. Researchers compared lifestyle factors including consumption of fruit and vegetables, butter, alcohol, smoking and exercise habits. They looked at both childhood and young adulthood habits. They found:
"These findings suggest that a lifetime pattern of low consumption of fruits and vegetables is related to arterial stiffness in young adulthood," according to Mika Kähönen, M.D., Ph.D., senior study author from Tampere University Hospital in Tampere, Finland. "Parents and pediatricians have yet another reason to encourage children to consume high amounts of fruits and vegetables." The authors note that their study has limitations. The data from the study were based on respondents and their parents filling out food frequency questionnaires of monthly food consumption, rather than daily, which might cause underestimates. The study also only included white European participants. The American Heart Association offers tips to get your kids to eat more fruits and vegetables. Some of their tips include:
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Allowing your children to eat more organic vegetables and fruits can help prevent and cure diseases. I agree to the article about growing your own kitchen table herbs or indoor vegetables to encourage children and young adults to appreciate their own grown greens.
No! Really? Look if you hear sarcasm in that, you are right. It takes testing for humans to understand that a well balanced diet of local organic vegetables that don't have all sorts of chemicals dropped in them and aren't picked weeks before they are ripe is actually good for you and the human body? And convince your kid to eat veggies and fruits? It was simple for me. If I wanted dessert I had to eat at least half of my vegetables. I was allowed to hate 2 vegetables but I had to eat a sub for them at the meals. We didn't negotiate and kid friendly was not a word in our family. I grew up willing to try anything without the politics and drama. Mom knew if I said I hated it, I really hated it. And from the waist line of many of the kids I see waiting until breakfast if they won't eat dinner won't hurt them one bit. And neither will missing dessert.
I agree with pkh139..
It is ridiculous that someone paid for a STUDY to come to a conclusion that has been Common sense for a long time.
We only had fresh seasonal vegetables and our parents were clever enough (albeit not Academically enhanced) to not just encourage good diet, but MANDATED the situation.
Our children followed suit since they were raised on a Truck Farm.
And to dispel a Socialistic Myth...fresh vegetables are affordable in the US for Everyone regardless their Income Level.
Saw Food stamp user yesterday with a cart full of groceries and not ONE fresh vegetable, lots of Soda and packaged garbage
I agree that it's pretty sad they spent the money for this study, but it's even more sad that there people are not adhering to it!
I hope many people read this article and change what they feed their children and themselves. It's so sad how the line is always full at McDonalds and children are eating frozen nuggets and fries at home.
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Good article ,But we have to make sure that the vegetables that we eat are organic vegetables and free of chemical
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