Eating more ultra-processed foods linked to worse health, study finds
The pooled analysis of 51 studies found the highest intake was tied to a 24% higher cardiovascular risk and other chronic diseases.
- 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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Scientific evidence points to a relationship between the amount consumed and different health risks
The More Ultra-Processed Food People Ate, the Higher Their Risk of Disease and Death
Every extra 100 grams of ultra-processed food eaten daily was linked to higher risks of chronic disease and death, a large analysis found. Ready-to-eat meals and heat-and-serve snacks have become increasingly common in diets around the world over the past few decades. As people eat more of these heavily processed products, researchers have been trying [...]
Study Ties Each Extra 100 Grams of Ultra-Processed Food to Greater Disease Risk
A new analysis of health outcomes involving nearly nine million adults reports that each additional 100 grams per day of ultra-processed food consumed is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, Type 2 diabetes and premature death [1]. The findings were described as consistent with a growing body of evidence linking industrially formulated […]
100g more ultra-processed food a day =14% higher heart risk: What a study found
A new study published in Family Medicine and Community Health found that higher ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption was associated with increased risks of several chronic health outcomes, including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular events, hypertension, cancer and all-cause mortality. The researchers reported that each additional 100g of UPFs per day was associated with a 14% higher risk of cardiovascular events, while also noting a possible …
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