Core Tip: It is well known that Western fast food is not very healthy, but a new study from the University of Guelph in Canada, published in the Journal of Nutrition, finds that drinking coffee with Western fast food can doubly damage your health.
Western fast food, such as hamburgers, french fries, and pizza, contains a large amount of fat. The study found that after healthy people consume a high-fat diet, their blood sugar levels surge. If consumed simultaneously with caffeinated beverages, this increase in blood sugar can be doubled, reaching the levels of a diabetic patient. The results show that saturated fat can hinder the body's ability to clear sugar from the blood, and when consumed with coffee, this danger is further increased, and the effect can last for several hours. Persistently high blood sugar levels can damage human organs.
The lead researcher of the study stated that this new research is significant for people at high risk for metabolic diseases and type 2 diabetes. It is recommended that these people limit their caffeine intake; try to eat less red meat, processed foods, and Western fast food.