Excessive consumption of junk food can put you at risk for several diseases, but a new study finds that it can also make you age faster.
French fries, burgers and frozen foods have become increasingly accessible and affordable, leading to increased consumption. In this contemporary world, opting for frozen foods is an option to achieve quick satiety. Too much garbage causes health complications. A new study found that it can also lead to a faster aging process.
A person’s biological age is a relatively new way to measure a person’s health. It refers to how old a person appears based on various molecular biomarkers. A person with a healthy lifestyle may have a biological age younger than their chronological age, while poor lifestyle choices, such as a diet rich in ultra-processed foods (UPF), can accelerate biological aging, researchers said from Monash University in Australia.
The study, published in the journal Age and Aging, involved 16,055 US participants aged 20 to 79 and showed that for every 10 percent increase in UPF consumption, the gap between biological and chronological age was extended in about 2.4 months, IANS reported.
Participants in the highest quintile of UPF intake (68-100 percent of dietary energy intake) were biologically 0.86 years older than those in the lowest quintile (39 percent or less of dietary energy intake). energy in your diet).
Nutritional biochemist Dr Barbara Cardoso, senior lecturer in the University’s Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, said the findings underlined the importance of eating as many unprocessed or minimally processed foods as possible.
“The importance of our findings is tremendous, as our predictions show that for every 10 percent increase in total energy intake from consuming ultra-processed foods there is an almost 2 percent increase in mortality risk.” and 0.5 percent risk of chronic diseases within two years.” years,” he added.
UPFs are industrial formulations that typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking, such as hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, flavor enhancers, and emulsifiers. These foods are high in salt, sugar, fat and other unhealthy elements and are designed for convenience and long shelf life.
You have to take into account what they consume and how much. It can also affect your lifestyle. A complete routine of habits and exercise can help a lot.
(With IANS inputs)
