Low-Fiber Diet May Raise Teens’ Risk for Heart Disease, Diabetes

<p>TUESDAY, Jun 5 (<span>HealthDay News</span>) — Teens who eat a low-fiber diet are
at increasing risk for <span>heart illness and diabetes</span>, a new study
suggests.</p>
<p>Researchers looked during 559 teens, ages 14 to 18, in Augusta, Ga., and
found that they consumed an normal of about one-third of a daily
recommended volume of fiber. Only about 1 percent of a teenagers met the<span>recommended daily fiber intake</span> of 28 grams for females and 38 grams for
males.</p>
<p>Teens who didn’t eat adequate fiber tended to have bigger bellies and
higher levels of inflammatory factors in their blood. Both of those
conditions are vital <span>risk factors</span> for <span>cardiovascular disease</span> and diabetes,
the <span>Georgia Health Sciences University researchers</span> said.</p>
<p>While a investigate found an organisation between low-fiber diets and teens
having ...