Children with more developed muscles may be healthier in adulthood

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A new study shows that children with more developed muscles may have healthier blood pressure, cholesterol and body fat than children who are not strong enough. More than 1,400 sixth- grade students use the dynamometer to test their strength. According to the study, children with stronger physiques generally have a lower risk of heart disease and diabetes. The study was published online in the journal Pediatrics.

The child's strength is related to the low levels of "harmful" low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides (another lipid) in the body, and they have higher levels of "good" high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Stronger children have lower blood pressure and blood sugar. More importantly, this health benefit is particularly linked to the strength of the muscles. This is not just because strong children are thinner or they are more active, says Professor Paul Gordon, a researcher at Baylor University's Health, Human Performance and Recreational Institute.

“Even if your other factors are taken into account, this health and muscle association still exists,” Gordon said. This finding does not prove that strong muscles can directly lead to better health, Gordon said. However, he said: "This reveals that the strength exercise of children may be as important predictive indicators as healthy aerobic exercise."

A pediatrician who reviewed the study agreed with this view. “This shows that children need a stronger heart and stronger muscles,” said Dr. Bradley Berg, a paediatric medical consultant at Stowe & White Medical Center in Round Rock, Texas. In fact, we have come to the conclusion that the child should exercise comprehensively," Berg said. "This is not only about vascular health, but also about whether it is strong or not."

This does not mean that your child needs weight training, Berg and Gordon said. If young children have muscle training, they should only exercise light weightlifting until their bones mature, Berg said. Regardless of their age, any "overcoming gravity to enhance the body" movement can enhance the strength of children, Gordon said. This means that climbing the indoor climbing wall, practicing the old-fashioned horizontal bar on the playground or doing push-ups can also enhance your child's strength.

Dr. Timothy Church, a professor of preventive medicine at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Los Angeles, said that children's participation in activities does not involve weightlifting. “You can practice yoga as well,” he said. Church is a researcher on the effects of different forms of exercise on adult health. He said that combining strength training and aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking, is better than lowering blood sugar and weight gain when performing an exercise alone.

"We believe that this is also true for children," he said. The new findings are based on more than 1,400 students aged 10 to 12 at 17 Michigan schools. According to their penality test scores, the children were divided into three groups according to their strength, medium and small. Among the boys, the three members of the most energetic children had an average LDL content of 10% lower than those of the three groups with the least effort. In girls, the test results are the same. The level of triglycerides in stronger children is 20% to 30% lower than that of thin children.

As for blood pressure and blood sugar, the difference between children is not obvious. On average, the children's blood pressure and blood sugar are slightly lower than those of the children with less strength. Why does the strength of the force affect the cholesterol content of the child? “Because muscle metabolism is different from fat or Google,” Berg said: “Human muscles are active and can burn a lot of calories.” He believes that stronger muscles can affect blood lipids and blood sugar levels.

The cholesterol and blood pressure of an 11 -year-old child may not constitute a health threat. The problem now is that this phenomenon will continue into adulthood, Gordon said. “Children with risk factors are often more likely to become young adults with risk factors,” he said. Church believes that these findings support the fact that children's physical education in schools needs to be fully developed. “This is an example of why sports are so important,” he said.

 

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