According to a new study, instant noodles, the most common product fast food is dangerous to health.

In the framework of a larger study of the health of consumers and quality of food scientists in South Korea, where the consumption of instant noodles is the highest in the world, studied 10 711 typical representatives of the Korean population. Participating in the study were fed the two diets is a “traditional diet”, which included fish, rice and vegetables, and meat and fast food, including meat and processed products, including instant noodles.

No one diet is not directly led to metabolic syndrome - a collection of symptoms that include abdominal obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol and blood sugar, leading to increased risks of heart disease and diabetes.

But further study showed that women who ate instant noodles at least twice a week, the likelihood of metabolic syndrome 68% was higher.

The study says about the excessive amount of edible sodium, but does not specify whether the noodle is the source of problems, or noodle lovers just consume too much salt and junk food.

The results of this study can harm the sales of instant noodles, which is not favourable for producers.

However, the researchers admitted that they are not sure whether the health risk from noodles or from the diet, a part of which it usually is.

It is also impossible to imagine the reduction in the consumption of instant noodles in South Korea. South Korea would not be South Korea without noodles is a famous product that has deep roots in the culinary history of the country. Korea without the noodles is like America without an Apple pie or sandwiches.