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Daily soft drinks could affect cardiac health
Wednesday April 04, 2012 01:09:09 PM,
IANS
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Sydney: Children who
consume soft drinks daily had narrow arteries at the back of their
eyes, which could increase their chances of heart disease and high
blood pressure in later life, says a study.
By examining the back of the eyes researchers could see the health
of a person's entire blood vessel system.
Researchers from Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical
Research, the University of Sydney, found that these children
consuming one of more soft drinks daily, had narrower arteries in
the back of their eyes.
The study looked at around 2,000 12-year-old children in 21 high
schools in Sydney, and is an extension of a study that last year
found similar damage to children who watch too much TV. The damage
does not affect their vision, said a university statement.
"Children with a high consumption of soft drinks and carbohydrates
had a more adverse microvascular profile compared to those who did
not drink so many soft drinks or eat so many carbs," said Bamini
Gopinath, senior research fellow at the Centre for Vision Research
at the Millennium Institute, who led the study.
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