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From a cheap student’s basic food to a pricey bowl dish soup, noodle dishes are gaining popularity. But they could also bring risks to your health, a new study warns.

U.S. scientists found people who ate noodle dishes two to three times a week - including the Japanese noodle soup dish ramen - had an increased risk of developing cardio metabolic syndrome. This, in turn, raises a person’s likeliness of developing heart disease and other conditions, such as diabetes and stroke.

The findings, published in The Journal of Nutrition, could help people understand better the risks of a worldwide eating habit, said lead study author Hyun Joon Shin.

Dr Shin said instant noodles and ramen appeared to be particularly damaging to women's health. Because ramen consumption is relatively high among Asian populations, the research focused primarily on South Korea, which has the highest instant noodle consumption population in the world.

In recent years, South Koreans have experienced a rapid increase in health problems, specifically heart disease, and a growing number of overweight adults, said Dr Shin. He decided to investigate the connection between noodle consumption and poor health. 

Noodles, like many processed foods, are high in salt - and a diet high in the mineral can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. And earlier this year, Braden Kuo, a specialist from the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found the body struggles to digest dried, ramen noodles.

He used a tiny camera to look at the digestion of instant ramen noodles in comparison to the digestion of fresh ones. Many instant ramen noodles, he said, contain the chemical Tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ), a food additive, which is a bi-product of butane, used in the petroleum industry.

'This research is significant since many people are having instant noodles without knowing possible health risks,' said Dr. Shin. 'My hope is that this study can lay a foundation for future research about the health effects of instant noodle consumption.'

 
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