Existing highly processed food (HPF) classification systems show large differences in the impact of these foods on biochemical risk factors for disease. If public health nutrition is to consider the degree of food processing as an important element of the link between food and health, certain gaps...
Ultraprocessed foods include ready-to-eat meals, snacks, and sugary drinks that contain a long list of ingredients and additives designed to make the food sellable or palatable. Now these foods have been associated with more than 30 health conditions, a review of 45 meta-analyses inv...
Consuming high amounts of ultra-processed foods has been tied to detrimental effects to brain health. In a2024 studypublished in BMJ, which evaluated more than 114,000 adults over 34 years, ultra-processed foods were shown to promote neuroinflammation and impair the blood-brain barrier, which lea...
The article focuses on ultraprocessed foods being linked to 32 types of health problems, including a higher risk of mortality, cardiovascular disease-related deaths, mental health disorders, type 2 diabetes, poor sleep, obesity, and wheezing, according to a review of 45 meta-an...
The relationship between ultra-processed foods and health isn’t as clear-cut as many make it seem, and in some cases eating such foods might actually be beneficial to health
We all know eating ultraprocessed foods that make our lives easier -- such as prepackaged soups, sauces, frozen pizza and ready-to-eat meals -- isn't good for our health. Nor is gobbling up all the pleasure foods that we love so much: hot dogs, sausages, burgers, french fries, sodas...
Another reason to cut back on consumption of highly processed foods:Recent findingsfrom the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center suggest that following a healthier diet may slow down theaging processand reduce the likelihood of developing dement...
What makes ultra-processed foods so bad for your health? They are calorie-rich, nutrient-poor and hard to stop eating Aug 7th 2023 Food shopping has become a dangerouspursuit. Nutritional horrors lurk on every shelf. Ready-meals are packed with salt and preservatives, breakfast cereals are ...
Ultraprocessed foods have become a mainstay of modern diets and could be taking a toll on our health
Processed foods—cheap, convenient, and beloved by many Americans—have once again been proven harmful to our health. Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with an increased risk of heart disease and death, according to a study carried out this week in the Journal American Co...