Loading...
Ultra-processed food (e.g., carbonated drinks, sausages, chicken nuggets, candy, instant soups and noodles) have low nutritional value and high energy density. Two recent studies shed light on adverse health effects of ultra-processed food consumption, which has increased markedly.
In a population-based French study, researchers examined the association between ultra-processed food consumption and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in 105,000 adults (mean age, 43; 79% women). After adjustment for multiple variables, people in the highest quartile had 25%, 22%, and 25% higher risks for overall CVD, coronary heart disease, and cerebrovascular disease, respectively, than did people in the lowest quartile during a median of 5 years. In addition, in a …