KIELCE, Poland – A study has shown a direct correlation between unhealthy diets and obesity with metabolic syndrome.
The study from Jan Kochanowski University in Poland has concluded a dietary pattern of high fish and whole grain consumption, when contrasted with one that was dominated by refined grains, sugar, sweet and cold cured meat, led to fewer cases of obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Study results were published online in the May edition of the Nutrition Journal. The diets rich in fish also resulted in lower HDL cholesterol and lower glucose concentrations in its subjects.
Researchers are saying their findings conform with diet recommendations to combat diet-dependent diseases, and are advising an increased consumption of fish and whole grains and limiting consumption of sugar and sweets to improve health.
Through the study they were able to distinguish four dietary patterns in the participants who had a normal BMI and linked health to eating patterns. Those patterns, from the most healthy to the least, were: 1. A healthy individual usually consumed fruit and vegetables, low-fat milk and dietary products, as well as whole grains food. 2. The second pattern consumed fat and meat such as the consumption of lard, red meat, cold cured meat, eggs, fried dishes, vegetable oils, mayonnaise and alcoholic drinks. 3. The third pattern correlated with the consumption of fish and whole grain products, but also correlated with the consumption of refined grain food, sugar and sweets, cold cured meats and boiled potatoes. 4. The last pattern, and the least healthy, showed a consumption of cola, hard cheese and French fries.
