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Soft Drinks Cause Heart Disease In kids
Children who consume soft drinks regularly may be at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease, researchers have warned.
In a study, precursory signs of cardiovascular disease could be seen in children as young as 12 who have a high intake of sugary drinks.
While narrowed blood vessels inside the eye are a known precursor to cardiovascular disease in adults, researchers from the Westmead Millennium Institute for medical research have for the first time looked at the link between carbohydrates, which includes sugars, and the retinal health of children.
Nearly 2000 12-year-olds had retinal images taken at the Centre for Vision Research at the University of Sydney. Narrowing of the retinal arteries was seen in those children with an intake of more than 274 grams of carbohydrate a day.
A major source of those carbohydrates was soft drinks or cordial, with high-risk children consuming one or more glasses a day, found the study.
The study leader, Bamini Gopinath, said the health of retinal blood vessels gave a “very accurate” indication of blood vessel health throughout the entire body.
“We need to carry out further studies, but it is definitely a warning to parents and children to cut down on carbohydrates and sugar,” the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Dr Gopinath as saying.
Doing so could play a role in reducing overall cardiovascular disease rates and deaths in the long-term, she said, with the condition causing more deaths each year in Australia than any other disease.
There was a slightly higher association between high carbohydrate diet and narrowed blood vessels in girls than in boys.
Even allowing for physical activity and screen viewing time, the results remained largely unchanged. The same children from the study would be followed throughout adolescence to see if the damage persisted beyond childhood.
The nutritionist Rosemary Stanton said the research added to evidence that consuming soft drinks was bad for overall health.
“There are no advantages of soft drinks,” Stanton said.
The finding was published in this month’s American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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Tonga Bull@1
April 18, 2012 at 11:32 am
We will be giving them Tobwa, Umunkoyo and Ichibwantu they think its a problem with us not at all.
Tonga Bull@1
April 18, 2012 at 11:38 am
We will drink Tobwa, Umunkoyo and Ichibwantu not a problem with us at all.
Mengele
April 18, 2012 at 12:00 pm
If anything our locally brewed drinks are better! Can we replace utijilijili with the good tobwa,umunkoyo and icibwantu please? Nkanduluo should have suggested these to manufacturers!
ba nel
April 18, 2012 at 12:09 pm
Atleast life wil be cheaper.Kids of nowadays too much softies
Kk
April 18, 2012 at 1:06 pm
We are living in the end.where we are going everything will be bad 4 human health.we cannot run away from these calamities coming on earth,what is important is to look away to Jesus Christ & everything will be sanctified by his blood.Everything is possible to them that believe in Jesus Christ.If u can’t believe, u die,perish & finally go to hell.
Kk
April 18, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Jesus is there 4 us,He will take care of our children.everything is possible to them that believe.if u cannot believe definitely u die.let us leave hopes in the lord Jesus Christ.
Mpangula Mputyu
April 18, 2012 at 1:44 pm
Mabisi is better. he he he OR feeding direct from a female cow that has milk (lactating).
Conspiracy
April 18, 2012 at 2:20 pm
KK are you okay? are you saying we should health advice because Jesus will save us? Even as a believer you’re supposed to take care of your health, BE REAL
mbonga
April 18, 2012 at 2:34 pm
not only to children but adults also especially drinks with CO2
NGOSHE PA NKOLOKO
April 18, 2012 at 2:41 pm
EVEN POSTING SOMETHING WHICH IS NT NEWS CAUSES BRAIN DISEASE…………
Dad
April 18, 2012 at 3:32 pm
The problem is how to convince these kids that soft drinks are bad? Abena Chichi mwati kuti bafyumfwa? Iliko tricky.
FANNY
April 18, 2012 at 3:38 pm
its fine
Faraja
April 18, 2012 at 3:58 pm
Too much, everythng health harzad
Ken
April 18, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Ii yena ikaleti vundu. Abana Chanda ukunwa tobwa kusukulu. Teti bafyunfwe. “Dad after you grow up drinking sofies at school now you say its not good” They will laugh at dad.
kufa na no
April 18, 2012 at 4:03 pm
for my children its ok, i dnt lyk seeing my babay cry 4 a 2500 fanta wen am alive on the expence of reseachers.
menya nkhondo
April 18, 2012 at 6:20 pm
Back to eden God the creater gave man the right diet according to the way he created us, lets go back to original diet “the book of genesis elaborates about it”
Bana Mpundu
April 19, 2012 at 8:57 am
Iwe Dad how can you fail to control your own kids? Ati how do you covince them that soft drinks are bad? You are a weak father elo walitumpika abana bobe!! Shame on you!
muzeleze
April 19, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Iwe Nampundu tekutumpika abana, iwee ngatawakwete insambu kuli bawiso lobe wecncushi weee. Absungu nabo belatufulunganya nama reseach yabupuba. Lyashi lyapansaka musenda cipuba. its leave it or take it, ine bakulanwa nomba ninshi?
ba e v a
April 19, 2012 at 1:51 pm
life aleast will be cheaper for me,coz i’ll ja start making them zigolo(zigi)
Dad
April 19, 2012 at 6:27 pm
@Bana Mpundu, it looks like yours is a military family where whatever you say your kids must follow. My 8 years old Chichi is not a “yes dad” kind of kid. She is obedient and accepts change but you must convince her with some basic reasons. But with soft drinks, it’s not plain selling.
Japhery
April 19, 2012 at 10:31 pm
Ne vomelezana nde munyamata who said,umoyo wil atleast b cheap,luk @ z bright side,bt.convincin bena chichi wil b a nut case 2crack. Kulebe ana fapo.
georges
April 20, 2012 at 9:04 am
alongside jili power…..bakanisha pamo. nomba tukanwa inshi kanshi ama stick to my old faithful water.
Youngest DJ
April 20, 2012 at 4:11 pm
Lets giv them zigolo.
Moses
April 26, 2012 at 9:29 pm
Its high time we changed and start giving them nsima,relish and plenty of water.
chola jhb
April 27, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Then we must breast feed them up to 12 yrs of age