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Sugar substitutes contribute to obesity in children

Fructose may increase the risk of diabetes and obesity in children. Sweetener found in many foods and soft drinks.

In the study, researchers from the University of California attracted 16 volunteers, who had to go on a diet with high content of fructose.

After 10 weeks, participants around the heart, liver and other major organs was noticeable increased growth of adipose tissue. The same is true for states that are associated with diabetes or heart disease.

In another group of volunteers, who also sat on a diet, but without fructose, failed to identify the growth of adipose tissue around key organs.

Both groups scored the same number of kilograms, says Innovanews.

Children are at higher risk, because they are more likely to consume harmful products for much longer periods of time (eg, drinking in the New Year’s holidays a lot of soft drinks).

«This is the first evidence that diabetes may not only depend on the weight gain “, – said in conclusion, a molecular biologist Kimber Stenhoup.

should be reminded that scientists have found that on sites popular with young Web users advertised in mostly unhealthy food. Having 28 resources, often visited by children, experts have found that the majority of advertised foods they meet the criterion of “junk food”. For example, sites belonging to companies Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, are full of advertisements flakes in the sugar icing, candy, soft drinks and fast food.