According to new research from The BMJ, it’s reported that ultra-processed foods are harmful to every part of the body after being linked to 32 illnesses, including cancer and heart disease. Ultra-processed foods refers to items containing ingredients people would not usually add if they were to cook it at home.
As a result, some experts have called for biscuits, cakes and sweets to be treat like cigarettes.
Foods that fall into the ultra-processed category also include wholemeal bread, fish fingers and baked beans, but according to the British Nutrition Foundation, few UPFs can actually be part of a healthy diet.
As a result, some experts have called for biscuits, cakes and sweets to be treat like cigarettes.
Foods that fall into the ultra-processed category also include wholemeal bread, fish fingers and baked beans, but according to the British Nutrition Foundation, few UPFs can actually be part of a healthy diet.
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00:00 According to new research, it's reported that ultra-processed foods are harmful to
00:05 every part of the body after being linked to 32 illnesses, including cancer and heart
00:10 disease. Ultra-processed foods refers to items containing ingredients people would not usually
00:16 add if they were to cook it at home. As a result, some experts have called for biscuits,
00:20 cakes and sweets to be treated like cigarettes. Foods that fall into the ultra-processed category
00:26 also include wholemeal bread, fish fingers and baked beans. But according to the British
00:31 Nutrition Foundation, few UPFs can actually be part of a healthy diet.
00:37 In the biggest analysis of evidence to date, involving 10 million people, researchers found
00:42 that those eating the most UPFs had between a 40 and 66% increased risk of dying from
00:49 heart disease. It also uncovered that higher consumption was associated with a 50% greater
00:55 risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke.
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