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Wednesday 12 Aug 2015 - 13:42 Makkah mean time-27-10-1436
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Alabama, US (IINA) - Researchers found in a recent study that people who regularly eat fried foods, eggs, processed meats and sugary drinks are 56% more likely to have heart problems than those who eat a healthier diet.
This so-called ‘Southern-style diet’ increased the risk of a heart attack or a heart-related death during the next six years, Daily Mail health news reported.
The study included both white and African-American men and women aged 45 or older, who did not have heart disease when they began the study.
Dr James Shikany, of the University of Alabama, urged people who regularly eat these foods to consider changing their diet.
“Regardless of your gender, race, or where you live, if you frequently eat a Southern-style diet you should be aware of your risk of heart disease and try to make some gradual changes to your diet.
“Try cutting down the number of times you eat fried foods or processed meats from every day to three days a week as a start, and try substituting baked or grilled chicken or vegetable-based foods.”
They were followed from 2003 to 2007, interviewed every six months about their general health and whether they had been hospitalized.
The people in the study were divided into five different eating groups.
These included the Southern style eaters who gorged on fried foods and sugary drinks and those who favoured convenience foods like pasta, Mexican food, Chinese food, mixed dishes and pizza.
The other groups were those who ate a “plant-based” pattern, which was mostly vegetables and fruits, and those who ate the 'sweets' pattern, which included added sugars, desserts, chocolate and sweetened breakfast foods.
The last group ate green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, and salad dressing.
The Southern-style eaters were the only ones faced with a higher risk of heart disease, they found.
The research was published in the journal Circulation.
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