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Atkins diet helps foetus
ANI

With low carb diets like Atkins being all the rage across the world, a
new study has now indicated that pregnant women can also adhere to the
diets as it might have a positive influence on the offspring.

A team of scientists at the University of Southampton School of
Medicine have found that female pups born to mice who were fed a diet
high in unsaturated fat and protein, and low in carbohydrates during
pregnancy and lactation were likely to have lower liver triglyceride
levels in adulthood than pups born to mice on the standard chow diet.

The study, which will be presented in the American Journal of
Physiology, found that the female low-carb/high-fat offspring also had
higher amounts of proteins that aid fatty acid oxidation (fat burning)
than did the standard diet pups.

In humans, maintenance of low triglyceride levels and a good lipid
(fat) metabolism is important as these factors can reduce the risk of
developing coronary artery disease, a condition that affects millions
and kills thousands of Americans each year.

Importantly, the adult offspring of low-carb/high-fat mothers had
reduced liver triglyceride concentration, despite being fed the same
standard high-carb/low-fat diet post weaning. They also expressed
significantly greater levels of the hepatic proteins CD36, CPT-1 and
PPARa, which help with fatty acid oxidation.

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more proof that low carb is healthier than current food pyramid
recommended high carb diet.

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