Scientists from the European and International Council of Scientists can change the chromosomes associated with aging – mass-produced foods containing oils, sugars, fats, starches and little nutrients – which they are researching is said to serve three or more servings a day. Reported on obesity at a medical online medical conference on Tuesday.
Research from a study published earlier this year in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that many daily servings of junk food, such as cookies, chips, fast-food burgers or other processed foods, doubled the chance of certain strands of DNA. Called telomeres, they will be shorter than healthy eating ones.
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Short telemeres are a marker of accelerated biological aging, according to Science Alert, which reported on new research this week.
One study suggests that ultra-processed food may be linked to agricultural cells. (iStock).
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Scientists from Navra in Spain, Maria Best-Restrollo at the University and Amelia Marti analyzed the health data of about 900 people aged 55 and over, who gave DNA samples in 2008, and tested them every two years thereafter.
The group of 645 men and 241 women were divided into four groups based on how much processed food they ate. The findings suggest that participants who have a high intake of junk food are more likely to have a family history of diabetes, abnormal blood fats or a history of cardiovascular disease.
That group also showed an 82% chance of shortening the telomeres, compared to the healthier eating group.
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Previous research has established a potential link between processed meat, soda and other high-sugar foods but it is not clear what age-related conditions might be.
