Less healthy plant based foods included sweets and desserts, refined grains and sweetened drinks. For instance, under the healthy plant foods fell fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, whole grain foods, olive oil etc. Their diet was assessed by a validated questionnaire, and further, plant based foods were assessed for their healthfulness.
The study included almost 600 older people – median age was 62 years. And a study assigning overweight people to drink cola, skim milk, diet cola or water for 6 months, with total calories staying constant, found that liver and abdominal fat increased significantly in the regular soda group, while it remaining unchanged in the other groups.Īdded sugars are likely culprits of excessive liver and abdominal fat, but are there foods that promote less of it? Plant-based diets and belly fatĪ new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition looks to see if plant based diets affect fat distribution. A study in the journal Obesity, following 800 people, found sugary drinks were associated with significantly increased belly fat and wider waistlines. Another study found that even moderate consumption of sugary drinks (1 daily can of soda for 3 weeks) led to increased belly fat, elevated glucose levels and inflammation markers, and abnormal lipid profiles. Studies show that sugar – especially in drinks – increases fat accumulation in the worst possible locations of our anatomy.įructose overconsumption – as in drinking 25 percent of daily calories in fructose for 10 weeks – increased triglycerides and cholesterol, caused insulin resistance and belly fat accumulation, a study from the University of California at Davis showed. Fat in and around abdominal organs is active metabolically and acts like an endocrine gland, causing insulin resistance, blood sugar spikes, and interfering with fat metabolism it’s is much more of a health issue than fat under our skin.Ī bulging abdomen used to be called a beer belly, but sugar belly's more fitting. Much like in real estate, fat deposits are all about location.
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