Scientists Reveal Ramen Noodles Cause Heart Disease, Stroke & Metabolic Syndrome

Ramen noodles can be very bad for your health. Many people will deny it. Research from Baylor University and Harvard found out that this staple food for college kids can kill you, because it increase the risk of metabolic

changes linked to heart disease and stroke.

One specialist made an experiment with a time lapse video inside the stomach to see what will happen after two hour of consuming ramen noodles, and the results were shocking.

Tertiary-butyl hydroquinone is a byproduct of the petroleum industry and food additive, which ramen noodles contain.

No matter what they eat, or how much they exercise, women in South Korea who consumed more often precooked blocks of dried noddles, were diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.  Metabolic syndrome is increasing the blood pressure or blood sugar levels, and also they have increased risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
The dried noodle block are made of the following ingredients: wheat flour, palm oil, and salt, and one meal of instant noodles contain 2700 mg of sodium.
‘’It is delicious food, but in it there could be increased risk for metabolic syndrome, because of the high sodium’’ is what co-author Hyun Shin said. He is a doctoral candidate at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston. With his colleagues he analyzed the health and diet of almost 11,000 adults in South Korea between ages 19-64. South Korea has the highest number of instant noodle consumers in the world, and this is why in the last years, health problems like heart disease and obesity were increased. Women who ate noodles twice a week or more had a higher risk of metabolic syndrome than those who didn’t consumed at all.
Shin and his colleagues guessed that biological differences between the genders, like the effect of sex hormones and metabolism, might account for the lack of an apparent association among males between eating instant noodles and developing metabolic syndrome.

What is bad about instant noodles?

‘’Because they are high in fat, salt, calories, and that they are processed. Those factors could damage the health’’ Young said.
Benzopyrene, a cancer causing substance, was found in six brands of noodles made by Nong Shim Company.It was found out by Korea Food and Drug Administration(KFDA). KFDA also said that the amounts were minuscule and not harmful.
Like we mentioned above, TBHQ can be found in the noodles, which can lead to problems with your health, such as weakening of organs and it can lead to cancer.

Noodles are processed food, and processed food have high amounts of sugar and salt.

Young also gave some advices, like a little bit of preparation could help people avoid processed instant noodles. To make them home with a little bit of planning. They are easy to make at home, and it can be fun too.