People who eat lots of fried food and sugary drinks have a 56
percent higher risk of heart disease compared to those who eat
healthier, US researchers said Monday.
The findings in
Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association, were based on a
six-year study of more than 17,000 people in the United States.Researchers
found that people who regularly ate what was described as a Southern
style diet — fried foods, eggs, processed meats like bacon and ham, and
sugary drinks — faced the highest risk of a heart attack or
heart-related death during the next six years.