«The findings indicate that intermittent exposure to junk food three days a week is sufficient to extensively shift the gut microbiota towards the pattern seen in
obese rats consuming the diet continuously,» Professor Morris said.
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that
obese rats fed a high - fat, low - carb diet — comparable to what many humans
consume — had more damaging and deadly heart attacks than
obese rats fed a low - fat diet.