Intestinal study: The consequences of a high-fat diet on health
Created: 11/22/2022, 13:56
By: Vivian Werg
High-fat diet: Excessive consumption of fatty foods is harmful to health (symbol photo) © Gaorstudio/ Imago
A high-fat diet is bad for your health.
Here is an overview of the negative consequences they can trigger in the intestine.
Frankfurt – Diet has a lasting effect on well-being.
A healthy diet helps to do something good for the body and thus oneself.
As the medical journal informs, the greatest danger to health is probably an unhealthy lifestyle and primarily an incorrect diet.
The intestines in particular do amazing things every day and take over important bodily functions that go far beyond pure digestion.
Stress, lack of exercise, but above all the wrong diet can permanently damage the organ.
According to the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), obesity and cardiovascular diseases are favored by an unhealthy diet.
The negative consequences of a high-fat diet on health, especially that of the intestines, are summarized below:
Intestinal study shows: excessive high-fat diet primarily damages the intestines
The research team led by scientist Duo Li from Qingdao University divided 217 healthy, normal-weight women and men between the ages of 18 and 35 into three groups.
Each of these three groups was assigned a fixed menu for a period of six months.
The percentage of dietary fiber and protein in the dishes was identical in all groups.
The meals differed only in the amount of carbohydrates and fat, which was mainly ingested through soybean oil.
The Chinese study published in the journal
Gut
showed the following negative effects of increased fat intake:
The intestine changed negatively after about six months
blood values deteriorated
Signs of inflammation increased
Consequences for the intestine: A high-fat diet affects intestinal bacteria
At the beginning and end of the study, the scientists examined blood and stool samples from the participants.
According to the research team, the number and activity of certain intestinal bacteria suggested the harmful changes caused by the fatty diet.
also read
Intermittent fasting: fitness experts explain how you can lose up to five kilos a week with the 16:8 diet
Heart attack is often announced weeks earlier: five symptoms that you should not ignore
The group with the
lowest fat consumption
had increased germ cells of intestinal bacteria of the genus Blautia and Faecalibacterium compared to the other two groups.
What is special about these bacteria is that they release butyric acid.
It is a short-chain fatty acid that has anti-inflammatory and health-promoting properties.
The group with the
highest fat consumption
, on the other hand, had a high proportion of Alistipes and Bacteroides species, which can cause infections.
In addition, fewer short-chain fatty acids were formed while the blood values for inflammation were high.
Expert recommendation: Reduce high-fat diet
"Our results support the dietary recommendations that warn against increasing fat consumption," write the scientists in their study.
It provides direct evidence that fat promotes or inhibits the growth of certain intestinal bacteria.
The
German Society for Nutrition
(DGE) recommends eating between 60 and 80 grams of fat every day.
A low fat intake has a beneficial effect on the metabolism, since the total and LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol concentration in the blood decreases.
A higher consumption of plant-based foods such as vegetables, fruit and whole grain products and less animal foods or the selection of low-fat variants help to reduce total energy and fat intake.
Excluded are high-fat fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring and Co. - according to the DGE, these are very healthy and should be on the menu once or twice a week.
(Vivian Werg)
Editor's note:
The information given in this article does not replace a visit to a doctor. Only experts can make the right diagnosis and initiate appropriate therapy. The intake of medication or dietary supplements should be discussed with a doctor beforehand.
