Eating more ultra-processed foods linked to worse health, study finds
The review of nearly 9 million adults found 24% higher risks of cardiovascular disease and diabetes with greater intake, researchers said.
- A study published in Family Medicine and Community Health links higher Ultra-processed food intake to heart disease, stroke, and death risks. Xiao Liu, lead author at Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital and Duke-NUS Medical School, told ABC News it is a major public health issue.
- Researchers reviewed over 50 studies evaluating nearly 9 million adults, finding that each additional 100 grams of Ultra-processed foods daily ties to a 14% higher heart risk and 11% higher blood pressure risk. Greater consumption also linked to 24% higher cardiovascular and diabetes risk.
- Registered dietitian Maya Feller told ABC News that Ultra-processed foods contain "significant amounts of added sugars, salts, fats" and are engineered to be hyper-palatable. This design makes them difficult to limit despite known health risks.
- The average American gets over half their daily calories from Ultra-processed foods, contributing to high obesity prevalence. CDC data indicates more than 100 million Americans in the United States are living with obesity.
- Feller advises that consumers do not need to eliminate all Ultra-processed foods from their diets. Instead, swapping two or three regular items for whole or minimally processed alternatives offers a reachable goal.
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Higher ultra-processed food intake linked to multiple health risks
A higher ultra processed food (UPF) intake is linked to a heightened risk of several major chronic health issues, such as digestive diseases, high blood pressure, and metabolic syndrome/diabetes, as well as death, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal Family Medicine and Community Health.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Joo-young = The more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) such as cookies and packaged snacks you eat, the higher the risk of cardiovascular events, cancer, obesity/overweight, metabolic syndrome/diabetes...
Science Writing, Sep 22 (EFE).- The consumption of ultraprocessed foods significantly increases the possibility of chronic diseases and premature death, according to an international team of researchers from several centers in China and Singapore. Scientists have conducted a study based on the analysis of fifty previous international research to alert the health risks of ultraprocessed foods, and today they have published the results of their wo…
Every extra 100 grams of ultra-processed food linked to higher disease risks
Higher ultra-processed food (UPF) intake is linked to a heightened risk of several major chronic health issues, such as digestive diseases, high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome/diabetes, as well as death, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence published in the open-access journal Family Medicine and Community Health.
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