The issue is more complicated than it seems because there isn’t a formal definition of processed foods. They reside on a spectrum: from minimally processed – such as canned peaches or yogurt – to ultraprocessed, such as salty chips, hot dogs and packaged baked goods. What Are Processed ...
In the NOVA classification system, descriptive criteria are used to assign foods to one of four groups based on processing-related criteria. Although NOVA is widely used, its robustness and functionality remain largely unexplored. We determined whether t
Linear Regression Models Replacing 100 g of UPF With 100 g of Unprocessed/Minimally Processed Foods eTable 3. Maternal Socioprofessional Stratified Regression Association Between 1-SD Increment of Energy-Adjusted Ultraprocessed Food Consumption (in g/day) and CVD Risk Factors at Baseline eTable...
BMC Medicine (2022) 20:7 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02200-4 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Ultra-processed food and incident type 2 diabetes: studying the underlying consumption patterns to unravel the health effects of this heterogeneous food category in the prospective Lifelines cohort ...
A Primer on What They Are and Their Potential Health Effects The term “processed foods” tends to have a negative connotation among many consumers and reducing the intake of processed foods is often high on the to-do list of those trying to improve their diets. But processed foods exist on...
Recent population dietary studies indicate that diets rich in ultra-processed foods, increasingly frequent worldwide, are grossly nutritionally unbalanced, suggesting that the dietary contribution of these foods largely determines the overall nutritional
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Results: A lack of application of a uniform definition for UPFs in India was observed; hence descriptors such as junk-foods, fast-foods, ready-to-eat foods, instant-foods, processed-foods, packaged-foods, high-fat-sugar-and-salt foods were used for denoting UPFs. After initial scanning of ...
From fizzy drinks to cereals and packaged snacks to processed meat, ultra-processed foods are packed with additives. Oil, fat, sugar, starch, and sodium, as well as emulsifiers such as carrageenan, mono- and diglycerides, carboxymethylcellulose, polysorb
Among the crises engulfing the world is the symbiotic rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and plastics. Together, this co-dependent duo generates substantial profits for agri-food and petrochemical industries at high costs for people and planet. Cheap, lightweight and highly functional, plastics ...