Ultra processed food News

The results revealed that eating an average of 7 servings per day of ultra-processed foods caused a 4 per cent higher risk of total deaths While this is an observational study, researchers say the findings provide support for limiting consumption of certain ultra-processed food for long-term health Eating meat, poultry, and seafood-based ready-to-eat products showed the strongest risk of early death

In today's DNA, Zee News analyses the reason behind the rising demand of packaged junk food despite the health risks associated with eating them.

A significant proportion of the excess mortality risk associated with a poor diet was explained by a higher degree of food processing In contrast, ultra-processed food intake remained associated with mortality even after the poor nutritional quality of the diet was accounted for Findings are mixed due to limitations in study design and sample sizes

Junk food lovers may want to control their cravings as a recent study has found out that their eating habits may exhibit a change in their chromosomes that is linked to ageing.