100% vruchtensap tegen overgewicht*
Uit een analyse van gegevens van meer dan 14.000 volwassenen blijkt dat het regelmatig drinken van 100% vruchtensappen kan helpen tegen
overgewicht. Bij eerste beoordeling van de gegevens blijkt dat het regelmatig drinken van 100% vruchtensap (dus 100% sap zonder toevoegingen) de kans op overgewicht met 22% doet dalen en de kans op het metaboolsyndroom met verhoogde risicofactoren op diabetes en hart- en vaatziektes met 15%. Doch bij nadere beschouwing bleek dat mensen die regelmatig 100% vruchtensappen drinken duidelijk ook een ander gezond gedrag vertoonden. Zij deden meer bewegen en aten ook gezonder, minder vet, minder suiker en meer groenten en fruit. Als men deze factoren ook deed meewegen blijkt dat nog altijd de kans op overgewicht bij het regelmatig drinken van 100% vruchtensappen 15% lager te zijn. Hoe meer sappen gedronken werden hoe lager de kans op overgewicht, een lagere BMI, minder buikvet en betere insuline gevoeligheid.
NHANES Analysis Reveals Drinking Juice Is Associated With Health-Promoting Behaviors In Adults
If you enjoy a glass of 100% juice as part of your daily routine, chances are you also have fewer risk factors for several chronic diseases when compared to your non juice-drinking peers. New research presented at the Experimental Biology (EB) 2009 meeting highlights this association among adult men and women, with evidence showing that 100% juice drinkers were leaner, had better insulin sensitivity and had lower risk for obesity and metabolic syndrome - a cluster of conditions that increases risk for stroke, heart disease and diabetes.
Looking at data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004 - an ongoing data collection initiative through the Centers for Disease Control and Promotion - University of Minnesota's Dr. Mark Pereira and co-author Dr. Victor Fulgoni found that, compared to non-consumers, 100% juice consumers had lower mean Body Mass Index (BMI), smaller waist circumference and lower insulin resistance (as estimated by homeostasis model assessment, HOMA). The researchers noted an inverse association between level of juice intake (oz/day) and these parameters.
Based on the analysis, risk for obesity was 22% lower among 100% juice drinkers, while risk for metabolic syndrome (defined as the presence of three or more of the following: central obesity, elevated blood glucose, elevated fasting triglycerides, low HDL-cholesterol, elevated blood pressure) was 15% lower compared to
non-consumers.
"We know that maintaining a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables is linked to decreased risk of some chronic diseases," notes Dr. Pereira, who is an associate professor in the University of Minnesota's Division of Epidemiology and Community Health. "One cup of 100% fruit juice counts as a serving of fruit and, based on our analysis, 100% juice consumption is associated with some of these same benefits."
According to the researchers, intake of 100% juice was generally associated with other healthful behaviors. Among more than 14,000 participants in the survey - a multiethnic sample of U.S. adults ages 19 and older - juice consumers had higher physical activity levels and more favorable dietary intake patterns (including: lower fat intakes, higher fiber intakes, lower added sugar intakes). After taking these lifestyle factors into account, the inverse relationship between 100% fruit juice consumption and metabolic syndrome was no longer statistically significant. However, risk for obesity remained 14% lower among juice consumers even after the
adjustment.
Few studies have looked at the role of foods that naturally contain sugar, like 100% juice, in relation to obesity and related metabolic outcomes. Many previously published analyses have failed to separate 100% fruit juice from those juices with less than 100% juice and those containing added sugar. Recent studies in children and adolescents that have isolated 100% juice intake, report a similar positive association between juice consumption and an overall healthier diet, and no significant differences in weight status among young juice drinkers and non-drinkers.
1. O'Neil C, et al. A Review of the Relationship Between 100% Fruit Juice Consumption and Weight in Children and Adolescents. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2008. Vol. 2, No. 4, 315-354.
2. Nicklas T, O'Neil C, Kleinman R. Association Between 100% Juice Consumption and Nutrient Intake and Weight of Children Aged 2 to 11 Years. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162(6):557-565.
3. Nicklas TA, O'Neil CE, Kleinman R. The Relationship Among 100% Juice Consumption, Nutrient Intake, and Weight of Adolescents 12 to 18 Years. NAASO: The North American Association for the Study of Obesity's 2007 Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, Oct 2007. Abstract No. 538-P.
Source:
Sarah Wally, RD
Kellen Communications (Juni
2009)
