Once in a while, people usually give in to a little indulgence in junk food. A cookie after dinner or a donut to go with coffee wouldn't hurt. However in an article in Daily Mail, even a little junk food is too much as per experts
They have discovered that eating unhealthy snack every day can trigger life- threatening health conditions and metabolic syndrome in healthy people. For some people who had been diagnosed with a condition before hand, aggravated their symptoms with just one calorie from the milkshake they drank.
But, what is metabolic syndrome or disease? What are the diseases that can be expected if you are diagnosed with this? Metabolic syndrome is like an umbrella with a number of adverse health conditions like high cholesterol, high blood sugar levels, extra weight and high blood pressure. However, the worse scenario would be the increased risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
The study warned that with just one snack, it can have a long term effect. The editor-in-chief of The FASEB Journal, Gerald Weissmann said that eating junk food is one situation where our brain says "yes" but our body says "no"
Unfortunately, it also shows us that we should use our brains and listen to our bodies as well. In order to get results, the team divided the people into 2 groups. The first group included 10 healthy male volunteers and the second group consisted of nine volunteers diagnosed with metabolic disease. Blood samples were taken from each participant, before and after consuming high-fat milkshake. The team measures 61 key biomarkers in the samples including cholesterol and blood sugar to name a few.
The 10 healthy volunteers were then given a snack which has an additional 1,300 calories every day. Some of these foods included sweets and treats like chocolates and tarts for four weeks.
These findings said their findings could be useful for nutritionists and healthcare workers which they can use as basis to advise people on disease prevention and healthy eating habits.
