Research links ultra-processed foods to accelerated biological aging

High consumption of ultra-processed foods linked to accelerated biological aging

A study conducted by the Research Unit of Epidemiology and Prevention at the I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed in Pozzilli, in collaboration with the LUM University of Casamassima, shows that high consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with the acceleration of biological aging, regardless of the nutritional quality of the diet. The results were published in the journal The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Research links ultra-processed foods to accelerated biological aging

A study conducted by the Research Unit of Epidemiology and Prevention at the I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed in Pozzilli, in collaboration with the LUM University of Casamassima, shows that high consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with the acceleration of biological aging, regardless of the nutritional quality of the diet.

Ultra-processed food consumption is associated with the acceleration of biological aging in the Moli-sani Study

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