{"id":7145,"date":"2018-04-27T14:27:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T14:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitproblog.mysites.io\/research-reviewed\/"},"modified":"2018-04-27T14:27:58","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T14:27:58","slug":"research-reviewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/research-reviewed\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 3 research papers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heart-protecting fat? No such thing, says study <\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The findings of a new study appear to refute claims that there is a \u2018good fat\u2019 that protects the heart.<\/p>\n

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In recent years, several studies have put forth the idea that there is a \u2018healthy fat\u2019 that protects the heart. Some studies have supported the \u2018obesity paradox\u2019, which proposes that obese and overweight people can have a reduced risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and heart attack.<\/p>\n

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The new review<\/a> of seven previous studies, led by Peter Clifton, a professor of nutrition at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, found that losing any type of fat will lower the risk of heart disease.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe bottom line is that any weight loss \u2013 regardless of whether it is fat or lean, backside or abdomen \u2013 reduces cardiovascular risk factors […]. For lowering cholesterol, losing leg fat is just as important as losing abdominal fat,\u201d Clifton concluded.<\/p>\n

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The power of obesity-promoting environments<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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There\u2019s a theory that it\u2019s not just physiological factors that make some people more likely to become overweight or obese, but also social factors. These obesity-promoting environments are defined as \u201cthe sum of influences that the surroundings, opportunities or conditions of life have on promoting \u00adobesity in individuals or populations.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In a study of rodents, scientists from Spain<\/a> found that mice that were placed in an environment rife with opportunity for overeating adapted their behaviours based on changing food availability and, in short, developed binge-eating habits.<\/p>\n

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Mara Dierssen from the Centre for Genomic Regulation, and Rafael Maldonado from the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, reported that, \u201cOur results revealed that long-term exposure to hyper-caloric diets impair the ability to control eating behaviour, leading to negative effects on the cognitive processes responsible for a rational control of food intake.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Exercise vs hereditary heart problems<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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If your family history shows that you have a predisposition to heart disease, it doesn\u2019t mean that you just have to accept it. The findings of a new study<\/a> suggest that you should just get moving and start fighting your genes!<\/p>\n

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A study of data from half a million people in the UK showed that even if you are genetically at higher risk of heart disease, a number of factors, including greater grip strength, physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness correlated with a reduced risk for heart attack and stroke.<\/p>\n

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