14 DAY TRIAL // According to a new research, candy lovers need not worry about their having a higher risk of becoming obese or being affected by a heart disease at some point in their lives.
This is because such treats appear to have little (if any) effect on an individual's weight and their overall wellbeing.
This conclusion was reached after several specialists decided to take the time and look into the health records of roughly 5,000 people who had agreed to fill in a questionnaire concerning their dietary habits.
This survey was carried out between the years 2003-2006, Eurek Alert informs us.
As far as the researchers can tell, those who ate candy on an almost daily basis had roughly the same chances of being overweight as those who only consumed these treats once a week and those who ate candy less than three times per month.
The recorded cardiovascular disease risk also turned out to be pretty much the same for all said three categories of people.
The abstract for the paper published by these researchers in the Nutrition Journal reads as follows:
“Frequency of candy consumption was not associated with the risk of obesity, overweight/obesity, elevated waist circumference, elevated skinfold thickness, blood pressure, low density lipoprotein (LDL) or high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides, or insulin resistance.”
“We did not find an association between frequency of candy intake and BMI or cardiovascular risk factors among adults,” lead author Mary M. Murphy explains.
Despite their findings, the researchers urge that people do not take up the habit of consuming whopping amounts of candy on a daily basis.
Thus, they warn that, all things considered, candy need be consumed in moderation.
As specialist Laura Shumow puts it, “There is a place for little pleasures, such as candy, in life. A little treat in moderation can have a positive impact on mood and satisfaction, and as emerging research suggests, minimal impact on diet and health risk.”