What happens to the body when you eat too much fast food?
A diet high in fat and sugar, such as fast food, can negatively affect the immune system, similar to a state where the body is already in an inflammatory state.
The study was conducted by German scientists on mice. Even when the mice were returned to a normal diet, their immune systems initially responded as if they were still infected, according toMedical Daily.
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| Eating too many foods high in sugar, fat, and low in fiber can cause the immune system to react as if it were infected. |
An unhealthy diet with too much sugar, fat, and little fiber caused a large number of immune cells to appear in the blood of laboratory mice, said scientist Anette Christ, one of the research members at the University of Bonn (Germany).
After returning to a healthy diet, the mice no longer responded as if they were infected. However, their immune systems were more sensitive to the high-fat and high-sugar diet. This means that the immune system reacts when the body eats a lot of fat and sugar, according to the study.Medical Daily.
An overactive immune system can lead to unwanted health effects, such as increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular problems, scientists note.
The research team recommends educating children on how to choose healthy foods, especially helping them control their eating habits of foods high in fat and sugar.
