In addition to its major findings about the increased risk of diabetes and heart disease, the U of M study made other interesting discoveries. .One was the finding that the people in the study who were eating the most Western-style fast food tended to be younger, 55 more educated, less likely to smoke and more physically active-just the kind of profile that is usually associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease lin the United States]. The other interesting finding was that the study turned up no association between cardio-metabolic risk and Eastern-style snacks and fast food, such as dim sum.