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Un nuovo studio ha rivelato un modello preoccupante nelle abitudini alimentari degli adulti statunitensi. Un adulto medio negli Stati Uniti consuma ogni giorno spuntini sufficienti per un pasto. Secondo lo studio, queste scelte di snack meno nutrizionali costituiscono quasi un quarto dell\u2019apporto calorico giornaliero e circa un terzo dello zucchero aggiunto giornaliero.<\/p>\n

I ricercatori della Ohio State University sono giunti a questi risultati scioccanti dopo aver esaminato i dati di oltre 20.000 persone. In media, gli adulti statunitensi consumano dalle 400 alle 500 calorie al giorno sotto forma di spuntini, che spesso sono molto pi\u00f9 di quanto mangeranno a colazione. IL studio<\/a> \u00e8 stato pubblicato su PLOS Global Public Health.<\/p>\n

Anche se l'abitudine degli americani di fare spuntini \u00e8 ben nota, "l'entit\u00e0 dell'impatto non si realizza finch\u00e9 non si osserva realmente il fenomeno", ha detto in un articolo Christopher Taylor, autore senior dello studio. comunicato stampa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cGli spuntini contribuiscono a ci\u00f2 che mangiamo con l'equivalente di un pasto, senza che essi costituiscano realmente un pasto. Sai quale sar\u00e0 la cena: una proteina, un contorno o due. Ma se mangi un pasto con quello che mangi come spuntino, diventa uno scenario completamente diverso, in generale, carboidrati, zuccheri, poche proteine, poca frutta, nessuna verdura. Quindi non \u00e8 un pasto completo\u201d, ha aggiunto Taylor.<\/p>\n

I partecipanti avevano pi\u00f9 di 30 anni e facevano parte del National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey dal 2005 al 2016. I ricercatori hanno raccolto i dati dietetici dei partecipanti, compresi i dettagli di cosa mangiavano e quando venivano consumati.<\/p>\n

\u201cTra l\u2019intero campione dell\u2019indagine, gli snack rappresentavano tra 19,5% e 22,4% dell\u2019apporto energetico totale, pur contribuendo in misura minima alla qualit\u00e0 nutrizionale. In ordine di proporzione decrescente, gli snack consistevano in cibi pronti ricchi di carboidrati e grassi, dolci, bevande alcoliche, bevande analcoliche che includono bevande zuccherate, proteine, latte e latticini, frutta, cereali e, molto indietro, verdure, " hanno scritto i ricercatori.<\/p>\n

I partecipanti che stavano controllando il diabete di tipo 2 hanno mangiato meno cibi e snack zuccherati rispetto a quelli senza la condizione. Il team ritiene che ci\u00f2 sia un\u2019indicazione che l\u2019educazione alimentare \u00e8 benefica per le persone affette dalla malattia.<\/p>\n

\u201cL\u2019educazione sul diabete sembra funzionare, ma potremmo aver bisogno di riportarla alle persone a rischio di diabete e anche alle persone con livelli normali di glucosio nel sangue per iniziare a migliorare i comportamenti alimentari prima che le persone sviluppino malattie croniche\u201d, ha detto Taylor.<\/p>\n

Sulla base dei loro risultati, i ricercatori raccomandano di sostituire gli snack meno nutrizionali con altri pi\u00f9 sani.<\/p>\n

\u201cDobbiamo passare da meno zuccheri aggiunti a modelli di spuntini pi\u00f9 sani. Siamo arrivati al punto di demonizzare i singoli alimenti, ma dobbiamo guardare al quadro complessivo. Rimuovere gli zuccheri aggiunti non migliorer\u00e0 automaticamente la vitamina C, la vitamina D, il fosforo e il ferro. E se eliminiamo i cereali raffinati, perdiamo i nutrienti che derivano dalla fortificazione\u201d, ha detto Taylor.<\/p>\n

I ricercatori affermano che le persone dovrebbero scegliere gli snack dopo aver considerato il loro apporto alimentare giornaliero complessivo e aver controllato se lo spuntino selezionato \u00e8 in linea con le loro esigenze nutrizionali.<\/p>\n

Fonte quotidiana medica<\/a><\/p>\n

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Un nuovo studio ha rivelato un modello preoccupante nelle abitudini alimentari degli adulti statunitensi. Un adulto medio negli Stati Uniti consuma ogni giorno spuntini sufficienti per un pasto. Secondo lo studio, queste scelte di snack meno nutrizionali costituiscono quasi un quarto dell\u2019apporto calorico giornaliero e circa un terzo dello zucchero aggiunto giornaliero.<\/p>\n

I ricercatori della Ohio State University sono giunti a questi risultati scioccanti dopo aver esaminato i dati di oltre 20.000 persone. In media, gli adulti statunitensi consumano dalle 400 alle 500 calorie al giorno sotto forma di spuntini, che spesso sono molto pi\u00f9 di quanto mangeranno a colazione. IL studio<\/a> \u00e8 stato pubblicato su PLOS Global Public Health.<\/p>\n

Anche se l'abitudine degli americani di fare spuntini \u00e8 ben nota, "l'entit\u00e0 dell'impatto non si realizza finch\u00e9 non si osserva realmente il fenomeno", ha detto in un articolo Christopher Taylor, autore senior dello studio. comunicato stampa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cGli spuntini contribuiscono a ci\u00f2 che mangiamo con l'equivalente di un pasto, senza che essi costituiscano realmente un pasto. Sai quale sar\u00e0 la cena: una proteina, un contorno o due. Ma se mangi un pasto con quello che mangi come spuntino, diventa uno scenario completamente diverso, in generale, carboidrati, zuccheri, poche proteine, poca frutta, nessuna verdura. Quindi non \u00e8 un pasto completo\u201d, ha aggiunto Taylor.<\/p>\n

I partecipanti avevano pi\u00f9 di 30 anni e facevano parte del National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey dal 2005 al 2016. I ricercatori hanno raccolto i dati dietetici dei partecipanti, compresi i dettagli di cosa mangiavano e quando venivano consumati.<\/p>\n

\u201cTra l\u2019intero campione dell\u2019indagine, gli snack rappresentavano tra 19,5% e 22,4% dell\u2019apporto energetico totale, pur contribuendo in misura minima alla qualit\u00e0 nutrizionale. In ordine di proporzione decrescente, gli snack consistevano in cibi pronti ricchi di carboidrati e grassi, dolci, bevande alcoliche, bevande analcoliche che includono bevande zuccherate, proteine, latte e latticini, frutta, cereali e, molto indietro, verdure, " hanno scritto i ricercatori.<\/p>\n

I partecipanti che stavano controllando il diabete di tipo 2 hanno mangiato meno cibi e snack zuccherati rispetto a quelli senza la condizione. Il team ritiene che ci\u00f2 sia un\u2019indicazione che l\u2019educazione alimentare \u00e8 benefica per le persone affette dalla malattia.<\/p>\n

\u201cL\u2019educazione sul diabete sembra funzionare, ma potremmo aver bisogno di riportarla alle persone a rischio di diabete e anche alle persone con livelli normali di glucosio nel sangue per iniziare a migliorare i comportamenti alimentari prima che le persone sviluppino malattie croniche\u201d, ha detto Taylor.<\/p>\n

Sulla base dei loro risultati, i ricercatori raccomandano di sostituire gli snack meno nutrizionali con altri pi\u00f9 sani.<\/p>\n

\u201cDobbiamo passare da meno zuccheri aggiunti a modelli di spuntini pi\u00f9 sani. Siamo arrivati al punto di demonizzare i singoli alimenti, ma dobbiamo guardare al quadro complessivo. Rimuovere gli zuccheri aggiunti non migliorer\u00e0 automaticamente la vitamina C, la vitamina D, il fosforo e il ferro. E se eliminiamo i cereali raffinati, perdiamo i nutrienti che derivano dalla fortificazione\u201d, ha detto Taylor.<\/p>\n

I ricercatori affermano che le persone dovrebbero scegliere gli snack dopo aver considerato il loro apporto alimentare giornaliero complessivo e aver controllato se lo spuntino selezionato \u00e8 in linea con le loro esigenze nutrizionali.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9193,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"page_builder":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/americans-eat-an-extra-meal-daily-through-snacking-snacks-constitute-nearly-quarter-of-daily-caloric-intake.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\nAmericans Eat An Extra Meal Daily Through Snacking; Snacks Constitute Nearly Quarter Of Daily Caloric Intake - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/gli-americani-consumano-un-pasto-in-piu-ogni-giorno-attraverso-gli-spuntini-che-costituiscono-quasi-un-quarto-dellapporto-calorico-giornaliero\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Americans Eat An Extra Meal Daily Through Snacking; Snacks Constitute Nearly Quarter Of Daily Caloric Intake - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A new study has revealed a concerning pattern in the eating habits of U.S. adults. 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