Ramen Noodles Cause Heart Disease, Stroke & Metabolic Syndrome

The study focused on individuals in South Korea, as the country has the highest per-capital number of instant noodle consumers in the world, and because, in recent years, health problems there, including heart disease and obesity, have been on the rise. But the findings appear to be quite relevant to consumers stateside too, as the United States ranked sixth globally in instant noodle sales, according to the World Instant Noodles Association, which found that the United States accounted for 4,300 billion units sold in 2013 (coming in just behind China, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, Philippines and India — and one spot above South Korea, in fact).