Western-style fast food can increase risk of diabetes: Study
Eating Western-style fast food can increase one's risk of developing diabetes and dying from heart disease, a local study has found.
The research, a first that looks at the impact of fast food on Asians, found that those who eat fast food more than four times a week had an 80 per cent higher risk of dying of a heart disease.
Those who eat fast food more than twice a week are also 30 per cent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
Western-style fast food is categorised in this study as cheeseburgers or hamburgers, pizzas, hot dogs, french fries, ham sandwiches, and deep-fried chicken.
Eating Western-style fast food can increase one's risk of developing diabetes and dying from heart disease, a local study has found.
The research, a first that looks at the impact of fast food on Asians, found that those who eat fast food more than four times a week had an 80 per cent higher risk of dying of a heart disease.
Those who eat fast food more than twice a week are also 30 per cent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
Western-style fast food is categorised in this study as cheeseburgers or hamburgers, pizzas, hot dogs, french fries, ham sandwiches, and deep-fried chicken.