BOSTON - Junk food is undoubtedly an unhealthy choice when it comes to eating nutritiously. However, a new study reveals just how dangerous eating "ultra-processed" food can be - increasing the risk of cancer, heart disease and premature death.
Tufts University and Italian researchers compared the intake of ultra-processed foods among 46,341 men and 159 women,
Cancer data on 907 women were collected from different studies. The findings, published in The BMJ, found specific links between higher costs. Over-processed foods also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer and even early death.
Some of the most common "ultra-processed" foods include sugary drinks, potato chips, candy bars, fast food, and even breakfast cereals.
The top 20 percent of men with ultra-processed food intake had a 29 percent increased chance of developing colorectal cancer
This number was even higher after factoring in lifestyle factors such as cancer body mass index (BMI) and smoking.
Junk food can increase the risk of heart disease by a third
A second study analyzed in the recent BMJ results found that those who consumed the most ultra-processed foods and drinks
19 percent higher risk of dying from any illness. They were 32 percent more likely to die from cardiovascular disease.
In 2009 a group of Brazilian researchers described ultra-processed foods as "industrial formulations with five or more ingredients". Such foods include energy drinks, fried chicken and white bread.
Cardiovascular mortality was about one-fifth higher in those consuming highly processed foods Study all. Rates of colorectal cancer and even breast cancer were significantly higher among upper-middle class people Consumption of highly processed foods.
On the other hand, the Harvard Medical School defines unprocessed or minimally processed foods as “whole foods that contain vitamins and nutrients.
Still intact... Can be minimally altered by removing inedible parts, drying, crushing, frying, boiling, freezing or pasteurization Make it storable and safe for consumption.
This is far from the first study to link processed foods and beverages to increased health risks. A 2018 European dietary analysis More than 104,000 people found multiple associations between ultra-processed food intake and overall breast, prostate and colorectal cancer. Cancer diagnosis. The study found a link between a 10 percent increase in ultra-processed foods and a 10 percent increase in intake
Participants' overall risk for breast cancer.
In an editorial, the researchers argue that "no sane person wants food that causes illness." Their solution includes making supplies,
Fresh food is available, more attractive and cheaper. “Enacted, it will promote public health.
It will also nourish families, societies, economies and the environment,” the researchers concluded in a media release.
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