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Companies selling ultra-processed food frequently target youth consumers and middle income countries. [36] [39] Many of these companies use big data to choose which consumers to market to. [40] Furthermore, the ultra-processed food industry uses indirect and direct lobbying in large countries to influence local food policy. [41] [42]
But there is a range of ultra-processed foods. “Some ultra-processed foods, like protein powders or cereal, could be part of a healthy diet,” says Dena Champion, RDN, a dietitian at The Ohio ...
Ultra-processed foods, which are commonly defined under a classification known as NOVA, contain additives and undergo significant alterations from their natural state. They tend to be energy-dense ...
Ultra-processed food makers are under pressure, as a teen in Pennsylvania has launched a lawsuit against multiple food giants. Bryce Martinez, 18, who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and fatty ...
Published in 2019, the research included 20 adults who went to live at an NIH center for a month.They received diets of ultraprocessed and unprocessed foods matched for calories, sugar, fat, fiber ...
An early study that analyzed more than 9,000 people's diets found that in 2010, the majority of Americans' caloric intake had grown to come from ultra-processed foods. Ultra-processed foods are in ...
A 2019 commentary in the journal Public Health Nutrition defined ultra-processed foods as “industrial formulations of processed food substances (oils, fats, sugars, starch, protein isolates ...
Ultra-processed foods often contain trans fats and high levels of saturated fats, which can raise LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) levels and lower HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) levels. Elevated LDL cholesterol is a major risk factor for atherosclerosis, a condition that can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular disease.