Lovers of fruits and vegetables that are not immune to being overweight

Lovers of fruits and vegetables that are not immune to being overweight

A European study

revealed that eating lots of fruits and vegetables will not be

enough to prevent excessive weight gain that comes with age,

except in people who had just quit.

The authors found that among 374,000 adults in 10 countries

Europe followed for five years, most fruits and

vegetables consumed are less likely to gain weight after

consider other factors, such as calories consumed and

years.

However, results published in the American Journal of

Clinical Nutrition is not a reason for not eating fruits and

vegetables, which provide the nutrients that protect against disease

chronic conditions such as heart disease and some cancers, to explain

Team Anne-Claire Vergnaud, Imperial College London.

The team analyzed the diets and weight of adults aged 25

and 70. In five years, participants gained weight on

average of 500 grams per year.

In men, excess body weight decreased more fruits and

vegetables consumed. However, that relationship disappeared when considering

other factors, such as calories consumed daily,

sports and education.

In women, the most widely consumed vegetable is

most gained weight within five years.

This, to the author, can be linked with this

participants a diet to lose weight

promote high consumption of vegetables. Many of those who

Special diets suffer from the effects of "yo-yo" in time.

There is one group that high consumption of fruits and vegetables

associated with weight gain is lower: those who quit

smoking during the study. Team's hypothesis is that

healthy eating habits can prevent excess weight gain

which appears on many smokers when they leave the addiction.

If so, the team wrote that "these findings will

important implications for public health because

weight after quitting smoking is a cause of relapse. "

In general, experts recommend eating fruits and

vegetables for health care. DASH diet is recommended for

lowers blood pressure and cholesterol four or five

servings of fruits and vegetables (one serving together with

half cup of cooked vegetables or one medium fruit).

Several studies show that the average U.S. adult

Americans consume only two or three servings a day of fruit and

vegetables combined.

SOURCE: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 14, online

December 2011