Eating more fruits and vegetables can help control weight but a new study suggests that it depends on which fruits and vegetables you eat.
多吃水果和蔬菜有助于控制体重,但一项新研究表明,这取决于你选择了哪些水果和蔬菜来吃。
Researchers recorded diet information for 117918 men and women in their 30s and 40s at the start of a study and followed them for 24 years with interviews at four-year intervals.
An overall increase in a daily serving of vegetable or fruit over a four-year period led to less weight gained — 0.25 pounds less for vegetables and 0.53 pounds for fruit.
Increased intake of berries was li<x>nked to a 1.11-pound lower weight gain and of citrus fruits a 0.27-pound lower gain. Adding a daily serving of tofu or soy was tied to 2.47 pounds less weight gained and of apples or pears 1.24 pounds less. Carrots and peppers were also li<x>nked to smaller gains but potatoes peas and corn were not.
The study in PLOS Medicine controlled for many health and behavioral variables including changes in dozens of food and nutrient intakes apart from fruits and vegetables.
The lead author Monica L. Bertoia a researcher at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health said that Americans’ fruit and vegetable intake was mostly fruit juices and potatoes. But she said “There are many fruits and vegetables that may be better choices — apples pears berries and nonstarchy vegetables.
研究的主要作者,哈佛大学公共卫生学院(Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)的研究员莫妮卡·L·贝尔托亚(Monica L. Bertoia)说,美国人摄入水果和蔬菜主要是以果汁和土豆的形式。不过,“有许多水果和蔬菜——苹果、梨、浆果和非淀粉类蔬菜会是更好的选择。