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Association Between Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Mortality Among US Adults: Prospective Cohort Study of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2008

Lovers of ultra-processed foods may have a high probability of dying prematurely.

This study looked at the impact of avid consumption of ultra-processed foods on mortality risk. Researchers monitored the dietary habits and mortality records in a study population comprising of more than 38,000 US men and women. 

Researchers found a high death toll among consumers of ultra-processed foods. The results of this study showed that fondness for ultra-processed foods may increase an individual's likelihood of suffering from untimely death.

Research Summary Information

  • 2024
  • Lu Wang, Euridice Martínez Steele, Mengxi Du, Hanqi Luo, Xuehong Zhang, Dariush Mozaffarian, Fang Fang Zhang
  • Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts. Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Department of Nutrition, T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: Fang_Fang.Zhang@tufts.edu.
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