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JAKARTA - Snacks are not always harmful to health because they depend on what is chosen to eat between eating time and eating time. A study published in the European Journal of Nutrition as broadcast by Medical Daily, reported by ANTARA found that eating unhealthy snacks can increase the risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease.

Researchers from School of Life Course and Population Sciences and ZOE, a personalized nutrition program in London, showed eating snacks after 21.00 hours associated with poor health-related blood indicators.

To arrive at these findings, the research team evaluated the habit of having 854 people and found that about 95 percent of participants had a habit of eating snacks. Then, as many as 47 percent of them eat twice a day and 29 percent eat more than twice a day.

In addition, about 26 percent of participants eat healthy main foods, however, eat poor quality snacks. Most of them choose snacks such as pastries, fruit, whole grains, cheese and butter, cakes and pies, as well as granola or petus barang.

The researchers found that eating snacks was harmless, however, by eating a selection of high-fat and sugar foods, the positive effects of healthy foods would be lost. Meanwhile, people in studies who eat snacks after 21.00 tend to choose foods that are high in fat and high in sugar.

The high-energy food is associated with worse blood indicators when compared to snacks consumed at other times. According to researchers, replacing sweet foods, processed foods and sweet drinks with nutritious snacks such as fresh fruit and vegetables intact, nuts and seeds can help improve cardiovascularmabolic health and glychemic control.

"Ensuring we eat balanced foods consisting of fruit, vegetables, protein, and nuts is the best way to improve health," said study author Dr. Kate Bermingham.


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