Eating fast/ Find out what the body suffers

2024-06-14 09:27:00, Shëndeti CNA

Eating fast/ Find out what the body suffers

Illustrative photo, taken by Gogole

Eating fast is wrong and increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cerebral hemorrhage. This is the conclusion of a study conducted in Japan. The study's findings were published in the journal Scientific Sessions in 2017.

The study found that food gluttony is extremely harmful to metabolism and cardiovascular health. The study, led by cardiologist Takayuki Yamaji and part of the Hiroshima University scientific team, monitored the eating patterns of more than 1,000 people over five years.

The study focused on the relationship between the speed of eating and cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cerebral hemorrhage summarized under the term metabolic syndrome.

Speed ??eating promotes five risk factors of the aforementioned diseases.

Risk factors are: high blood pressure, high level of triglycerides, blood fats, sugars, low levels of good cholesterol and obesity.

Fast food is also responsible for alarmingly high rates of obesity worldwide, scientists say. According to them, the prevalence of this broad spectrum of diseases ranges from 10-84 percent of the world's population.

The specifics of the Japanese study

Cardiologist Takayuki Yamaji and his colleagues examined 1,083 people, 642 of whom were men. The average age of the study participants was 51 years.

In 2008, which also marks the start of the study, the participants had no signs of metabolic syndrome. The participants were divided into groups according to the speed of eating: those who ate slowly, at normal rates, and those who ate fast.

Binge eating and the relationship to the metabolic syndrome

During the five years of the study, 84 people were affected by metabolic syndrome. Fast food promoted obesity, increased blood sugar, cholesterol and body fat mass. Fast eaters were twice as likely to develop metabolic syndrome compared to participants who ate normally.

People who ate fast were 11.6 percent more likely to be affected by the risk factors. People who ate normally were 6.5 percent more likely to be affected by these factors. People who ate slowly had only a 2.3 percent chance of developing metabolic syndrome.

The authors of the study stated that fast feeding causes obesity and a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome. According to them, eating slowly is a key factor in preventing this syndrome. The study highlighted that those who chew slowly feel fuller and do not overeat with food./ AgroWeb.org