Comments on: Preschoolers get head start on heart disease http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/preschoolers-get-head-start-on-heart-disease/ Research news from leading universities Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:20:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Andrew Ekman http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/preschoolers-get-head-start-on-heart-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-9328 Andrew Ekman Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:15:31 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=9666#comment-9328 Gavin, actually it's a number of things that causes the inflammation. Children overfed to the point of being obese have an overabundance of excess material circulating in their blood, no doubt a lot of trans fats, which just invite free radical activity, as well as unmetabolized glucose and fat. All of this causes damage to the artery walls, causing cracks. LDL molecules lodge in the cracks. The cracks, because they have cracked, release free radicals which oxidize the LDL molecule. Then white blood cells come in to try and remedy the situation, which is what causes the inflammation. Any number of things can reduce the inflammation, not least of which is reducing fat intake, especially trans fats. In the case of kids, this is totally within the control of parents. They just have to do it, feed their kids less food, and more healthy food. Like possibly, some fresh fruit and vegetables! Get a little antioxidant activity going. It is antioxidant activity from natural food sources that will help with the inflammation obesity causes in children. The abundance of nutrition and lack of fat in a healthy mainly natural food diet will take care of just about all of the health factors children have when they are obese. Parents just have to care enough to feed their children properly. Gavin, actually it’s a number of things that causes the inflammation. Children overfed to the point of being obese have an overabundance of excess material circulating in their blood, no doubt a lot of trans fats, which just invite free radical activity, as well as unmetabolized glucose and fat. All of this causes damage to the artery walls, causing cracks. LDL molecules lodge in the cracks. The cracks, because they have cracked, release free radicals which oxidize the LDL molecule. Then white blood cells come in to try and remedy the situation, which is what causes the inflammation.

Any number of things can reduce the inflammation, not least of which is reducing fat intake, especially trans fats. In the case of kids, this is totally within the control of parents. They just have to do it, feed their kids less food, and more healthy food. Like possibly, some fresh fruit and vegetables! Get a little antioxidant activity going. It is antioxidant activity from natural food sources that will help with the inflammation obesity causes in children. The abundance of nutrition and lack of fat in a healthy mainly natural food diet will take care of just about all of the health factors children have when they are obese.

Parents just have to care enough to feed their children properly.

]]> By: Gavin ALlinson http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/preschoolers-get-head-start-on-heart-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-9295 Gavin ALlinson Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:38:11 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=9666#comment-9295 It's good to see people talking about inflammation instead of cholesterol when it comes to heart disease. It's too much omega 6 oil in the diet that causes the inflamation, that is what needs adressing. Gavin It’s good to see people talking about inflammation instead of cholesterol when it comes to heart disease.

It’s too much omega 6 oil in the diet that causes the inflamation, that is what needs adressing.

Gavin

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