A diet rich in ingredients Fiber and carbohydrates are present This is what women need to maintain enough food and to be sure (at least from the point of view of food) A healthy and healthy old age.
A logical conclusion drawn by experts who have participated in one Study where the University of Tufts (US) and the Harvard Tard Public Health School (US) worked. Looking for a healthier aging for the female population.
In the same analysis, something was confirmed that is already known: the women who participated in this study and who consumed a high percentage of refined carbohydrates (such as added sugars and refined grains) in their diet 13 % less likely From enjoying healthy aging.
More fiber and carbohydrates in the diet: the secret for healthy parent in women
According to a new study led by scientists from the University of Tufts (US) and the Harvard Thard School of Public Health (US), a diet is rich in fiber and high -quality carbohydrates during adulthood with a Healthy parent in women.
The study, recently published in the Scientific Journal Jama Network Openhas analyzed eating habits and subsequent health of more than 47,000 women for a period of more than 30 years.
The results show that those women who consumed more complex carbohydrates in their average phase – present in full grains, fruit, vegetables and legumes – and dietary fiber, between 6 % and 37 % More From aging in a healthy way.
On the other hand, high consumption of refined carbohydrates, such as added sugars and refined grains, is associated with a reduction of 13 % in the chances of healthy aging.
“The goal was to go beyond the immediate effects of macronutrients and to observe their impact on health 30 years later,” he explains Andrés Ardisson KoratResearcher of the Center for Human Nutrition Research of the outdated Jean Mayer (HNRCA) of Tufts and main author of the study. “Our findings suggest that the quality of carbohydrates can be a key factor for healthy aging.”
The team defines the ‘healthy aging’ Such as the absence of important chronic diseases, good mental state and maintaining physical and cognitive function. Only 3 706 women met these criteria in 2016, the last year of the follow -up.
Qi -ZonUniversity teacher Nutrition and Epidemiology in Harvard and another of the authors of the study adds: “These results are tailored to rather evidence that the consumption of fruit, vegetables, legumes and integral grains connects with a lower incidence of chronic diseases. Now we also see their relationship with physical and cognitive function.”
However, the authors of the work warn that The sample was usually composed of white health workers, It will therefore be necessary to confirm the results in more diverse populations.