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On ultra-processed foods, the patients' weight shot up by over two pounds in a single week. An example of an unprocessed meal from Hall's 2019 study. NIH, NIDDK
If your goal is to avoid chronic disease associated with excess body fat, eating a diet high in ultra-processed foods can make it challenging to maintain your weight.
From sugary cereals at breakfast to frozen pizzas at dinner, plus in-between snacks of potato chips, sodas and ice cream, ultraprocessed foods make up about 60% of the U.S. diet. Nutrition science ...
Eating ultraprocessed foods raises the risk of developing or dying from dozens of health conditions, according to a February review covering nearly 10 million people.
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.
Research presented in July at the American Society for Nutrition meeting based on over 500,000 adults found that eating more ultraprocessed foods was linked to increase in death from any cause, as ...
Participants consuming ultra-processed diets ate an average of 500 more calories per day compared to those on unprocessed diets, putting on additional pounds over time.
A dietitian whose research on the potential harms of ultra-processed foods has led her to eat fewer of them shared her three favorite quick, minimally processed snacks with Business Insider.