A study conducted by the National Institutes of Health, has shown that reducing added sugars in the diet of children can improve their overall health very quickly.
The study looked at 43 obese children and found that eliminating or reducing added sugars, even by keeping the same amount of calories and junk food in their diet, led to the rise of many obesity-related health problems in just 10 days.
Children who were included in the study not only were obese, but also suffered from chronic metabolic disorders, such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
Although there is no change in caloric intake and other fatty foods, children are able to lower their blood pressure and cholesterol, some of them even lose weight. During the experiment, the children replaced the sweet cereal and pastry with a bagel.
They are still allowed to eat as much fat as they want during the experiment. Some children even improve liver and kidney function.
In this study, Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at Benioff Children's Hospital at the University of California San Francisco said:
"This paper says we can change the child's metabolic health for about 10 days without altering calories and without changing body weight - just by taking additional sugar from their food. From a clinical point of view, from the point of view of health care, it's very important. "
Although this study shows a great development of nutrition, but many scientists and nutritionists are still skeptical. Barry Popkin, professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said, you should remain vigilant with the results of this new study.
"While this work gives the impression of a dramatically beneficial health effect, there is too much careful and well-controlled study on this topic that found no dramatic and unique results."
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