New Study Sheds Light , on Health Risks Associated With , Ultra-Processed Foods.br NPR reports that ultra-processed foods dominate br the food supply, making up almost 60 of what a br majority of adults eat and almost 70 of kids' diets. .br Ultra-processed foods are made from manufactured br ingredients that have been processed br to create shelf-stable and convenient meals.br Ultra-processed foods are made from manufactured br ingredients that have been processed br to create shelf-stable and convenient meals.br NPR reports that consumption of ultra-processed foods br has been connected with a range of health concerns that br include obesity, hypertension, cancer and premature death.br Four of the top six killers are related br to an inadequate diet, which in the U.S. br is probably largely due to convenient, safe, br inexpensive food that we eat too much of, Christopher Gardner, Director of nutrition br studies at Stanford University, via NPR.br Four of the top six killers are related br to an inadequate diet, which in the U.S. br is probably largely due to convenient, safe, br inexpensive food that we eat too much of, Christopher Gardner, Director of nutrition br studies at Stanford University, via NPR.br Too much of it leads to br obesity and type two diabetes br and heart disease and cancer, Christopher Gardner, Director of nutrition br studies at Stanford University, via NPR.br Kevin Hall, a senior investigator at the National Institutes of Health, br designed the first randomized controlled trial comparing br an ultra-processed diet to one based on less processed foods.br Kevin Hall, a senior investigator at the National Institutes of Health, br designed the first randomized controlled trial comparing br an ultra-processed diet to one based on less processed foods.br What we saw was that when they were on br the ultra-processed diet, they were eating br about 500 calories per day more than when br they were on the unprocessed diet and they br were gaining weight and gaining body fat, Kevin Hall, Senior investigator at the Nationalbr Institutes of Health, via NPR.br What we saw was that when they were on br the ultra-processed diet, they were eating br about 500 calories per day more than when br they were on the unprocessed diet and they br were gaining weight and gaining body fat, Kevin Hall, Senior investigator at the Nationalbr Institutes of Health, via NPR.br NPR reports that the study suggests that br the highly processed nature of these foods drive people to overeat and gain weight.br NPR reports that the study suggests that br the highly processed nature of these foods drive people to overeat and gain weight.