A recent American study involving 50,000 health professionals suggests that high UPF consumption can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia and developing colon cancer. Other risks of diets dominated by ultra-processed food also include obesity.
The research published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology revealed that people born after 1990 are more likely to develop cancer before they are 50 than people born before 1970. It’s suspected that UPF might be a contributing factor to this development.
One of the big breakthroughs in understanding food nutrition in the 21st century is a greater understanding of the microbiome, the mostly gut-based micro-organisms that play a vital part in the digestion process.
It’s known that some food additives such as sweeteners and emulsifiers commonly found in ultra-processed foods cause changes to the microbiome that increase inflammation.
