Daily fruit and vegetables in childhood strengthens the heart sustainably

Lower risk of future heart disease through healthy eating
Herbal diet is healthy because it contains numerous vitamins, phytochemicals and minerals and fibers, which have a positive effect on body, mind and psyche. Now, US researchers have been able to prove by a study, the long-term effect of the consumption of fruits and vegetables in childhood for heart health. Accordingly, a healthy diet at a young age could minimize the subsequent risk of dangerous blood vessel calcification. The scientists published their results in the journal "Circulation".

New evidence of health benefits of plant foods
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away": Again, a study was able to confirm the famous English saying and show how important a vital nutrient-rich diet is for our health. Researchers from the Minneapolis Heart Institute in the USA have now shown for the first time to what extent the intake of fruits and vegetables at a young age affects the risk of coronary atherosclerosis in later life. According to the study published by the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF), after 20 years comparatively less lime was deposited in the coronary arteries (coronary arteries) among the study participants who consumed a great deal of plant foods early on..

A diet rich in fruits and vegetables during childhood protects your health for a lifetime. (Image: monticellllo / fotolia.com)

Subjects consume between two and nine servings of vegetable food a day
For the study, which began in 1985, 2,500 study participants had been divided into three groups according to their dietary habits. For those who ate the most plant-based foods, women averaged almost nine a day and men ate more than seven servings of fruit and vegetables a day. By contrast, in the group with the least amount of plant-based foods, women only got slightly more than three and men a little over 2.5 servings daily.

It was found that the subjects who belonged to the first group at the beginning of the study, after 20 years, a 25 percent lower risk of the occurrence of calcification in the coronary arteries, than those who had only two to four servings of fruits and vegetables had come. The researchers used computer tomography (CT) to show how much lime had accumulated in the arteries, thereby finally determining the extent to which the subjects had atherosclerosis (arteriosclerosis). This is a very dangerous disease that can lead to life-threatening consequences such as a heart attack or stroke.

Results support previous assumptions of the researchers
"These data support what we've been suspecting all along. Larger amounts of fruits and vegetables at a young age reduce the likelihood of coronary heart disease. More specifically, the more fruits and vegetables you eat as a young person, the better your heart health outcomes are, "says cardiologist and study director Dr. Michael Miedema from the Minneapolis Heart Institute in the USA. (No)