Individuals exposed to high-fat, high-sugar diets before birth have an increased risk of obesity in later life. Recent studies have shown that these offspring exhibit increased preference for fat, leading to suggestions that perinatal exposure to high-fat, high-sugar foods results in permanent changes within the central reward system that increase the subsequent drive to overconsume palatable foods.
Tag Archive: prevention
Davis et al. (2007) Recommendations for prevention of childhood obesity
children and adolescents is obesity prevention-today, and as they age into adulthood. In this report, we review the most recent evidence regarding many behavioral and practice interventions related to childhood obesity …. sweetened beverage intake is related to obesity among children …. obese children and adolescents are more likely to skip breakfast than their leaner counterparts …. Adolescent sedentary behavior is correlated with parental sedentary behavior …. The evidence is strong that daily moderate/vigorous physical activity helps reduce adiposity in overweight/obese youths
Zhu et al. (2006) A review of recent studies in China on the possible beneficial health effects of tea
Tea has potential in the prevention or adjuvant treatment of several diseases including cancer, cardiovascular diseases and obesity …. green tea drinking decreased gastric cancer by 40% …. protective effect of green tea not only against stomach cancer, but also against chronic gastritis …. among non-smoking women, consumption of green tea was associated with a reduced risk of lung cancer and the risk decreased with increasing green tea consumption …. green tea had a protective effect on oesophageal cancers among alcohol drinkers (risk reduction by 39%) and cigarette smokers (risk reduction by 31%)
Ornish (2009) Mostly plants
“There is a growing convergence of scientific evidence that an optimal diet is mostly plant based, consisting pre- dominantly of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and soy products. A healthful diet is also low in refined carbo- hydrates, saturated fat, and trans fats and high in complex carbohydrates with adequate omega-3 fatty acids.2″
Danaei et. al. (2009) The preventable causes of death in the United States: comparative risk assessment of dietary, lifestyle, and metabolic risk factors
“estimate the mortality effects of the following 12 modifiable dietary, lifestyle, and metabolic risk factors …. tobacco smoking and high blood pressure were responsible for an estimated 467,000 … and 395,000 deaths, accounting for about one in five or six deaths in US adults. Overweight–obesity (216,000) and physical inactivity (191,000) were each responsible for nearly 1 in 10 deaths. High dietary salt (102,000), low dietary omega-3 fatty acids (84,000), and high dietary trans fatty acids (82,000).”
