Processed Food: Ready to eat food, ice cream, processed snacks linked to 32 diseases, finds new study |

Processed Food: Ready to eat food, ice cream, processed snacks linked to 32 diseases, finds new study |

Researchers have found direct associations between exposure to ultra-processed foods and 32 health parameters including mortality, cancer, and mental, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and metabolic ill health.The team of researchers from Australia, the US, France, and Ireland found convincing evidence that higher ultra-processed food intake was associated with around a 50 per cent increased risk of … Read more

World Cancer Day-eat organic food to keep safe: Doctors | India News

World Cancer Day-eat organic food to keep safe: Doctors | India News

BENGALURU: How many vegetables and fruits do your children eat daily? Conversations on this could tear families apart.Children should be encouraged to eat right as processed food is one of the most neglected causes of cancer, said experts. “Anything which is not real food is processed food,” explained Dr Prasad Narayanan, senior consultant and director, … Read more

Ultraprocessed foods now account for 2/3rds of teens’ diet

Ultraprocessed foods now account for 2/3rds of teens’ diet

By Katie Hunt | CNN Children and teens in the United States now get more than two-thirds of their calories from ultraprocessed foods, an analysis of almost two decades worth of data has found. Ultraprocessed foods – such as frozen pizza, microwave meals, packaged snacks and desserts – accounted for 67% of calories consumed in … Read more