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