Recently, a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that eating two apples a day is a good way to keep healthy for patients with mild hypercholesterolemia.

There were 40 participants in this study, with an average age of 565,438 0 years and a body mass index of 25.3, all of whom suffered from mild hypercholesterolemia. They were randomly divided into two groups. One group eats two fresh apples every day, and the other group drinks apple juice with the same sugar content. During this period, you can't eat other apple foods, nor can you eat probiotics and prebiotics. After 8 weeks, the total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein in the group eating apples decreased to varying degrees, but the control group drinking fruit juice increased. At the same time, apple also significantly increased the level of triglyceride (TAG). The researchers also checked the vascular health of the participants, and the vasodilation response to acetylcholine was significantly greater in the apple-eating group. In other words, their blood vessels are softer.

Adhering to a good lifestyle may increase the disease-free life by 10 years.

A study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) shows that adhering to the following 4-5 good lifestyles from the age of 50 is related to extending the "healthy living time" for ten years.

These five healthy lifestyles are: never smoking; Body mass index (BMI) is in the range of 18.5-24.9; Do moderate to high-intensity exercise for not less than 30 minutes every day; Moderate drinking (5-30g for men and 5-15g for women); The quality of diet is high (the health score ranks in the top 40% of the population). This study comes from Nurses' Health Research (NHS) and Health Professionals' Follow-up Research (HPFS), with a total of 65,438+065,438+0,000 participants. Researchers say, specifically, people who adhere to 4-5 healthy lifestyles will not suffer from cancer, cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes for 365,438+0-34 years after the age of 50, which is ten years longer than those who can't do it at all!

● One serving of French fries a day will increase your weight by 0.77kg after 4 years.

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that the root cause of people's weight gain is that they eat more and consume less. Therefore, the accumulation of fat first comes from eating too much. However, different foods have different effects on weight gain.

Researchers * * * collected data of more than120,000 American adults, and the follow-up time was 1986-2006, 199 1-2003, 1986-2006 respectively. The results showed that every four years, the participants' weight increased by an average of 65438 0.52 kg, and the weight change was related to the types of food they ate every day. For example, if you eat an extra serving of French fries every day, your weight will increase by 0.77 kg after four years, followed by potatoes, unprocessed red meat and processed meat; Foods that help to lose weight are yogurt, nuts, fruits, whole grains and vegetables, which help to lose weight by 0.37 kg, 0.26 kg, 0.22 kg, 0. 17 kg and 0. 1 kg respectively.

● Eating after 6 pm has a high risk of cardiovascular disease.

A study published at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA) shows that women who eat dinner after 6 pm have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, and the more food they eat at night, the higher the risk of cardiovascular disease.

The researchers scored the subjects' heart health status, recorded whether they smoked, kept an appropriate weight, ideal blood pressure level and ideal blood sugar level, and comprehensively tracked the subjects' health status and daily eating habits. The results show that most subjects often choose to eat after 6 pm for reasons such as work and family, while those who consume more calories after 6 pm often have poor heart health. In addition, after 6 pm, the greater the dinner intake, the greater the harm to heart health, the more prone to hypertension, higher body mass index and worse long-term blood sugar control.

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