Children's Health Defense
Story at a glance:
- A recent study of 27,670 participants found that ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, increase mortality risk, especially in women.
- Higher ultraprocessed food consumption was linked to poor cholesterol profiles, showing reduced high-density lipoprotein, or HDL (good cholesterol) and increased very low-density lipoprotein, or VLDL (bad cholesterol), particularly in older women.
- Studies found people consuming most ultraprocessed foods had 11% higher cardiovascular disease risk, 16% higher coronary heart disease risk and 4% higher stroke risk.
- The research identified 25 adverse health outcomes from ultraprocessed food consumption, including respiratory diseases, kidney problems, mental health issues and diabetes among adults and children.
- Linoleic acid, or LA, in seed oils, a common ingredient in ultraprocessed foods, is particularly harmful; ideally, reduce your intake to 5 grams a day or less.
Ultraprocessed foods have now become a major part of the modern diet, not just in the U.S., but worldwide.
According to recent studies, these foods now constitute 50% to 60% of the daily energy intake among high-income countries, and low- and middle-income countries will soon follow suit.
But if you look past their attractive packaging and “enjoyable” flavors — qualities that are intentionally given to these foods to make them more marketable and appealing to consumers — you’ll see that these convenient, mass-produced foods are putting your health in jeopardy.
Over the past few years, there’s been a growing number of studies about ultraprocessed foods and how they are responsible for the increase in chronic health concerns today.
A recent Swedish study joins this list, providing compelling evidence that ultraprocessed foods increase all-cause mortality, especially among women…
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