25% erase the benefits of healthy eating with junk food
(STUDY FINDS) – All calories count, even midnight trips to the fridge and covert excursions to the vending machine. That’s the sobering reminder many may want to take away from a recent study conducted in the United Kingdom. Researchers found an astounding 25 percent of people essentially nullify their healthy diets by indulging in snacks and junk food. Consequently, a team at King’s College London cautions that countless people are unknowingly increasing their risk of strokes and cardiovascular disease.
This project encompassed the snacking habits of 854 people from the ZOE PREDICT study, allowing study authors to see that roughly half of all participants did not match the healthiness of their meals to their snacks, and vice versa. These caloric discrepancies can inflict a number of negative consequences on health, including elevated blood sugar and fat levels. Researchers theorize addressing such snacking imbalances represents a simple way for many to improve their diet, and subsequently, their health.
“Considering 95% of us snack, and that nearly a quarter of our calories come from snacks, swapping unhealthy snacks such as cookies, crisps and cakes to healthy snacks like fruit and nuts is a really simple way to improve your health,” says Dr. Sarah Berry from King’s College London and chief scientist at ZOE, in a university release.
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