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From time to time, the research of health professionals may be some surprises really unsettling, which seems to contradict not only common sense but is also likely to provide people with an unhealthy lifestyle good arguments to justify their bad habits food .

And ‘the case of a recent study, which will reserve a “sweet” surprise lovers of sweets. It appears that high consumers of candy and chocolate tend to have a thinner waistline, a lower weight and body mass index (BMI) less than those who did not eat at all.

But wait, there’s more! Among study participants, those who habitually ate candy and chocolate had a risk of high blood pressure 14% less than those who did not eat sweets, and even a risk of metabolic syndrome (risk factor for heart disease and stroke distubi) 15% lower. Despite the results of research may seem shocking, are certainly not an encouragement to overeat sweets, and certainly do not prove that it is healthy (although the chocolate, when eaten in moderate amounts, can have beneficial effects). If you eat sweets, you will not lose weight.

Carol O’Neil, a researcher at the Agricultural Center of Louisiana State University, said research shows the cakes, if consumed in moderation, are not automatically associated with overweight and its related disorders. “The thing to keep in mind is that the sweet by themselves are not fattening,” says Heather Mangieri of ‘American Dietetic Association. “Take in more calories than you consume is what really does cause weight gain.”

What the study shows, in short, is that the obesity problem does not occur because of the habit of eating candy, but is due to excess caloric intake during all meals of the day.

Are you believe that the genes determine about 80% the risk of obesity, so that environmental factors seem to have less importance than is credited.

This statement comes from the findings of a study conducted by researchers at University College London, who assessed the body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference in a sample of 5092 twin pairs aged 8 to 11 years born between 1994 and 1996. Read the rest of this entry »