2023-08-28 16:39:54
Experts warn that so-called healthy foods can put you at risk of several diseases, the silent killers.
Brown bread, low-fat yogurt and protein bars were chosen for the study conducted by Australian scientists.
Despite being considered the healthy choice, these foods can actually increase the risk of a number of fatal diseases such as heart attacks and high blood pressure.
The researchers found that women who ate more highly processed superfoods such as these “healthy” choices increased their risk factor by 39%.
The team followed the diets of 10,006 women, ages 46 to 55, for 15 years.
“Ultra-processed foods tend to be lower in fibre, higher in salt and sugars, and all of these are known to be anti-heart disease prevention factors,” Anushria Pant, from the University of Sydney, told the European Society of Cardiology conference in Amsterdam.
A lot of foods are advertised as “healthy” because they are low in calories, and when we look at the salt content, it’s very high. We know that high salt means high blood pressure.
And she warned that British women may be at particular risk because their diet usually contains 57% of these foods. This is more than a third more than the highest amount in the study.
Previous research has linked ultra-processed foods to obesity, type 2 diabetes and cancer.
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