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27 December, 15:38

What changes in the food industry created the Western diet and can be linked to chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke and cancer?

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  1. 27 December, 18:56
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    Answer: by given steroid injection to animals

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    increasing production of cheap calories of Sugar and Triglycerides for use in food products

    The attempt by farmers to maximize profit prompted them to give hormones e. g streroids to animals to increase their biochemical reactions therefore the the products yields e. g they are giving steroids to poultry to improve chicken, eggs production; and to cattle for improved beef and milk production.

    In order to obtain maximum sugar and fats productions, cheap calories forms of there are being produced. e, g fructose, maltose. if maltose is consumed in excess it leads to obesity, while fructose increases the level of cholesterol. These products requires a lot of processing with different chemical products which leads to health problems after consumption
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