Sure, you probably know that ultraprocessed foods aren\u2019t good for you. But new research published in JAMA Internal Medicine lays out just how bad they are. Here\u2019s a hint: consuming these items carries with it a much greater risk of death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A formula for the\ncorrelation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Using data from 44,551 people in the French NutriNet-Sante\nStudy, investigators analyzed a variety of factors\u2014such as weight, height,\nlifestyle, physical activity, socioeconomic status and food intake\u2014over 7.1\nyears. The individuals in the study were all age 45 or older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The team found that eating more ultraprocessed items was linked to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 earning less<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 having a lower level of education<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 exercising less<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 being younger<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 living alone<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 having a higher BMI<\/p>\n\n\n\n These weren\u2019t exactly surprising results. Neither was the\nfinding that, even after adjusting for a variety of factors, consuming more of\nthese ultraprocessed foods (e.g., sugary drinks, processed meats, breads,\nready-made meals and confectionaries), increased the general risk of death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But just how much of an increase in death risk does\nconsuming these foods cause?<\/p>\n\n\n\n A 10% increase in consuming these types of foods equaled a\n14% increase in mortality risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFindings from this prospective study of a large French\ncohort suggest for the first time, to our knowledge, that an increased\nproportion of ultrprocessed foods in the diet is associated with a higher risk\nof overall mortality,\u201d concluded the study authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Understanding the\nlink<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are three things that might explain the correlation\nbetween a poor diet and longevity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. These foods tend to be higher in fat, sugar and sodium\nand low in fiber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. The many additives in these foods often contain\nemulsifiers, which some studies have linked to obesity and metabolic syndrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Some of these foods may contain or release carcinogens\nwhen cooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s important to consider, however, that there could also\nbe a reverse causation. For example, if someone develops a chronic disease like\ndiabetes, they may be less able to exercise or get to the store frequently,\nthey may opt for more ready-made meals rather than healthy meals that take more\npreparation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sure, you probably know that ultraprocessed foods aren\u2019t good for you. But new research published in JAMA Internal Medicine lays out just how bad they are. Here\u2019s a hint: consuming these items carries with it a much greater risk of death. A formula for the correlation Using data from 44,551 people in the French NutriNet-Sante […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[453],"tags":[723,771,971,732,972],"class_list":["post-13345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nutrition","tag-diet","tag-food","tag-foods","tag-nutrition","tag-processed-foods"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13345\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}