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Ultra-processed foods, changes in blood pressure and incidence of hypertension: the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)Ultra-processed foods, changes in blood pressure and incidence of hypertension: the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)
Devout consumption of ultra-processed foods may heighten an individual's odds of developing hypertension.
This study was carried out to confirm the harmful effects of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) on blood pressure. Researchers followed over 8,500 civil servants from Brazil for 4 years, monitoring their diets and blood pressures.
Researchers discovered that consistent consumers of ultra-processed foods had high tendency to become hypertensive. This study recommended that "reducing UPF consumption is thus important to promote health and prevent hypertension."
Research Summary Information
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2021
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Patricia de Oliveira da Silva Scaranni, Leticia de Oliveira Cardoso, Dora Chor, Enirtes Caetano Prates Melo, Sheila Maria Alvim Matos, Luana Giatti, Sandhi Maria Barreto, Maria de Jesus Mendes da Fonseca
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Department of Epidemiology and Quantitative Methods in Health, National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Street Leopoldo Bulhões, 1,480, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ21041-210, Brazil. Postgraduate Program in Collective Health, Institute of Collective Health, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil. Postgraduate Program in Public Health and School of Medicine & Clinical Hospital, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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