Not Enough Of The Right Fats Can Make Children Overweight
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必须脂肪不足会导致儿童的过度肥胖
消息分类：儿科学
文章日期：2007年1月29日-格林尼时间6：00
Swedish scientists have discovered that children can become overweight if they don't have enough of the right kind of fat in their food. Or, in other words, eating a diet with the right kind of fat in it can stop kids getting overweight.
瑞典科学家发现如果儿童没有从他们的食物中获取必须种类的脂肪那么儿童会变得超重。或者换句话说，在饮食中摄入必须种类的脂肪可以阻止体重增加。
The findings of the dissertation based at Sahlgrenska Academy at Goteborg University are published online by the Swedish Research Council. The key is in the amount of unsaturated fat that a child consumes.
这篇Goteborg大学Sahlgrenska研究院论文中的结果被瑞典研究协会刊登在网上。关键是儿童摄入不饱和脂肪酸的数量。
The study investigated the lifestyle, dietary intake, eating habits and insulin levels of nearly 200 healthy 4 year old children living in G?teborg, Sweden. Very few of the children were from deprived areas.
这项研究调查了在生活在瑞典，G?teborg的200名4岁健康儿童生活方式，饮食摄入，吃饭习惯和胰岛素水平。他们中几乎没有去过其它地方。
The scientists measured their weight and height to work out Body Mass Index (BMI). Based on the BMI measures, 23 per cent of the children were overweight and 2 per cent were classed as obese. The researchers say they would expect more overweight and obese children if they had come from a wider socio-economic range.
科学家测量了他们的体重和身高以计算出体重指数（BMI）。基于BMI的测量，23％的儿童超重并且有2％的儿童患有肥胖疾病。研究者们说如果儿童们来自不同的社会经济地区那么可能会有更多儿童体重超重或者肥胖。
The results showed a curious correlation between fat intake and BMI. High BMI children were gaining weight because their bodies were storing too much fat. But these children were not the ones consuming the most fat. Children with low or ideal BMI ate more fat than those who had high BMI.
结果显示了一个在必须脂肪酸的摄入和BMI之间的有趣联系。较高BMI的儿童容易增加体重因为他们的身体贮藏了太多的脂肪。但是这些儿童不是那些消耗脂肪最多的儿童。较低或者标准BMI的儿童要比有着高BMI儿童消耗更多的脂肪。
The key is in the amount of unsaturated fat that a child consumes and omega-3 in particular. Omega-3 is found in fatty fish and vegetables.
关键是儿童消耗不饱和脂肪的数量和特殊的ω-3脂肪酸。鱼类和蔬菜中都含有ω-3脂肪酸。
A third of the children in the group were not eating enough unsaturated fat, and by far the greatest deficiency was the level of omega-3 fat in their diet, according to lead researcher and Dietician Malin Haglund Garemo.
研究组中的三分之一儿童都没有摄入足够量的不饱和脂肪，并且在他们的饮食中极度缺乏ω-3脂肪酸。
Other studies have also suggested a link between lack of omega-3 and obesity, she said.
她说，其它的研究也显示了在ω-3脂肪酸和肥胖之间的联系。
Another important discovery was that the highest insulin levels were found in the children who had put on the most weight. Girls in particular showed this tendency, the researchers said. And girls with the lowest insulin levels were the ones who consumed the most unsaturated fat.
另一项重要的发现体重增加最多的儿童胰岛素水平异常高。研究者说，尤其是女孩显示了这一趋势。并且较低胰岛素水平的女孩中都摄入了最多的不饱和脂肪酸。
The study also found that many of the children were eating unhealthily. 70 per cent of them were deficient in iron, and 20 per cent of them were not getting enough calcium. Their daily intake of fruit and vegetables was only 140 g a day, instead of the recommended daily amount of 400 g.
研究还发现许多儿童都饮食不健康。他们之中70％缺乏铁元素，20％不能获取足够的钙元素。他们每天水果和蔬菜的摄入量只有140g，而推荐的量是400g
And over 25 per cent of their daily energy was coming from what might be called "junk" foods such as soft drinks, candy or sweets, cookies, biscuits and ice cream.
每天能量中超过25％都来自那种垃圾食品例如软饮料，糖果，饼干和冰淇淋。
The children who watched more than one hour of TV every day also had a higher BMI.
那些每天看电视超过1小时的儿童都有较高的BMI。
The researchers want to conduct further studies "to see if the early increase in insulin is causing obesity. Such results would go against the common perception that fat causes increased insulin production as a result of insulin resistance," said Malin Haglund Garemo.
Malin Haglund Garemo说。研究者需要更进一步的研究来“证明早期的胰岛素增加是由肥胖引起的。这样的结果可能与一般的观点不同，即脂肪会由于胰岛素抵抗作用引起胰岛素的量增加。”
必须脂肪不足会导致儿童的过度肥胖
消息分类：儿科学
文章日期：2007年1月29日-格林尼时间6：00
瑞典科学家发现如果儿童没有从他们的食物中获取必须种类的脂肪那么儿童会变得超重。或者换句话说，在饮食中摄入必须种类的脂肪可以阻止体重增加。
这篇Goteborg大学Sahlgrenska研究院论文中的结果被瑞典研究协会刊登在网上。关键是儿童摄入不饱和脂肪酸的数量。
这项研究调查了在生活在瑞典，G?teborg的200名4岁健康儿童生活方式，饮食摄入，吃饭习惯和胰岛素水平。他们中几乎没有去过其它地方。
科学家测量了他们的体重和身高以计算出体重指数（BMI）。基于BMI的测量，23％的儿童超重并且有2％的儿童患有肥胖疾病。研究者们说如果儿童们来自不同的社会经济地区那么可能会有更多儿童体重超重或者肥胖。
结果显示了一个在必须脂肪酸的摄入和BMI之间的有趣联系。较高BMI的儿童容易增加体重因为他们的身体贮藏了太多的脂肪。但是这些儿童不是那些消耗脂肪最多的儿童。较低或者标准BMI的儿童要比有着高BMI儿童消耗更多的脂肪。
关键是儿童消耗不饱和脂肪的数量和特殊的ω-3脂肪酸。鱼类和蔬菜中都含有ω-3脂肪酸。
研究组中的三分之一儿童都没有摄入足够量的不饱和脂肪，并且在他们的饮食中极度缺乏ω-3脂肪酸。
她说，其它的研究也显示了在ω-3脂肪酸和肥胖之间的联系。
另一项重要的发现体重增加最多的儿童胰岛素水平异常高。研究者说，尤其是女孩显示了这一趋势。并且较低胰岛素水平的女孩中都摄入了最多的不饱和脂肪酸。
研究还发现许多儿童都饮食不健康。他们之中70％缺乏铁元素，20％不能获取足够的钙元素。他们每天水果和蔬菜的摄入量只有140g，而推荐的量是400g
每天能量中超过25％都来自那种垃圾食品例如软饮料，糖果，饼干和冰淇淋。
那些每天看电视超过1小时的儿童都有较高的BMI。
Malin Haglund Garemo说。研究者需要更进一步的研究来“证明早期的胰岛素增加是由肥胖引起的。这样的结果可能与一般的观点不同，即脂肪会由于胰岛素抵抗作用引起胰岛素的量增加。”
