Here's what five days of fatty food does to your body indy100 indy100 Indy100 logoNewsletter sign upRegister/Sign inTop 100NewsViralPoliticsCelebritiesScience & TechVideoWishlistWishlistBooksFashion & BeautyFood & DrinkHome & GardenKidsSports & FitnessTechTravel & OutdoorsMoreScience & techVideoConversationsSportIdentitiesLifestyleShowbizTVSearchxNews

Here' s what five days of fatty food does to your body

Dina RickmanApr 15, 2015 Eating fatty foods can change your metabolism in just five days, according to a new study. In the research, published in the journal Obesity, scientists from Virginia Tech university put 12 healthy male students on a 55 per cent fat diet (a normal diet has around 30 per cent fat) with their overall calorie intake remaining the same. The dishes included a lot of butter, sausage biscuits (a sort of unhealthy sandwich) and macaroni and cheese. Researchers took muscle samples and they found it took five days to change how the test subjects metabolised food. "Most people think they can indulge in high-fat foods for a few days and get away with it," said lead author Matt Hulver. "But all it takes is five days for your body's muscle to start to protest. This shows that our bodies can respond dramatically to changes in diet in a shorter time frame than we have previously thought." When you eat, glucose in your blood rises which muscles then help break down or store. If a normal metabolism changes, it can lead to health problems such as diabetes. The team are now looking at how changes in metabolism can affect the body in the long run. More: Early skeletal muscle adaptations to short-term high-fat diet in humans before changes in insulin sensitivity More: Here's what to eat to lose weightKeep reading...Show less

Chilling political ad shows what it' s like when abortion is illegal

Emma Thompson I cried when I heard Scottish school had won top prize

The tomb of ' Santa Claus' has been discovered in Turkey

Please log in or register to upvote this article

Top 100

Who won today' s PMQs Truss tells Starmer she' s ' a fighter not a quitter'

prime minister's questionspmqsliz trusskeir starmerprime minister's questions2h

Elon Musk reportedly thought that Grimes was not real

elon muskgrimescelebritiesspacexteslaelon musk6h

Just Stop Oil protester praised for ' great' explanation of soup stunt

just stop oilvan goghprotestclimate activistsjust stop oil6h

Man endures ' 29 hour flight' with screaming kids for the entire trip

flightplanechildflightOct 12, 2022

Lorraine Kelly hits out at Madonna' s ' boiled egg' face

madonnamadonnalorraine kellygmbshowbizplastic surgeryOct 11, 2022

Elon Musk is actually selling a ' Burnt Hair' fragrance

elon muskthe boring companyperfumeelon muskburnt hairOct 12, 2022

Couple spark debate for ' scandalous' wedding cake topper

wedding caketiktokwedding cakeviralOct 12, 2022

Love Island star shows extent of how far influencers edit photos

Love IslandLove IslandinfluencersshowbizOct 11, 2022

Jon Stewart slams Arkansas attorney general for her ' anti-trans law'

lgbt+Oct 11, 2022

Steven Seagal describes Putin as one of ' greatest world leaders'

steven seagalOct 10, 2022

Lizzo wears empowering shirt after being fat-shamed by Kanye West

lizzoOct 10, 2022

14 of the worst things the Tories did this week

liz trussOct 08, 2022

M People' s Mike Pickering was ' appalled' hearing Liz Truss used song

Liz TrussOct 06, 2022

Why Elon Musk once gave $1m to Mr Beast

mrbeastOct 05, 2022The Conversation (0)