Eating this common food makes you weaker

 The  study  also showed that highly processed foods make people weak and frail. 

A  study  published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has raised alarm among people who enjoy highly processed foods, as some good foods may have negative health effects. 

Another study published in the British Medical Journal found that about 60% of Americans' energy sources come from highly .processed foods. 

These products include snacks, sodas, pasta, ready-to-eat meals, and products that contain a long list of undetectable ingredients and preservatives, according to a report in Newsweek magazine. 

Eating such foods makes people more susceptible to unhealthy lifestyles and a variety of neurological, cardiovascular, and other diseases.  The  study  also found that it makes people weaker and frail. 

It is a condition that affects about 15% of adults over 65  in the United States, and is accompanied by reduced responsiveness and adaptability to activity and injury, reduced muscle strength, increased susceptibility to stressors, and a variety of other physical changes. 

The study, led by Theresa Phan of the Harvard TH Chan School of  Public Health, found that "highly processed foods (daily intake) are directly associated with risk of frailty," the researchers wrote. "We found that each  day of intake of artificial and sugar-sweetened beverages, fats, spreads and condiments, yogurt and milk-based desserts, and other highly processed foods increased the risk of frailty." 

"Our study highlights the significant impact of diet on frailty risk in older women," one researcher wrote. 

"This suggests that  not only what we eat but also the level of food processing  may play an important role in aging and physical function physical function."

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