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Forbes
3 days ago
- Health
- Forbes
Every 100 Grams Of Ultra Processed Foods Consumed Per Day Increases Risk Of Diseases
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 16: A photo illustration of 'Ultra Processed' foods on February 16, 2018 ... More in London, England. A recent study by a team at the Sorbonne in Paris has suggested that 'Ultra Processed' foods including things like mass-produced bread, ready meals, instant noodles, fizzy drinks, sweets and crisps are tied to the rise in cancer. (Photo illustration by) Think twice before reaching for a bag of chips or your favorite sugary beverage. With every 100 grams of ultra-processed foods you consume each day, your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, hypertension, digestive diseases, and cancer increases, according to recent research. 'Ultra-processed foods are characterized by high sugar, high salt, and other non-nutritive components, exhibiting low nutritional density yet high caloric content,' said Xiao Liu in a press release, a cardiologist at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China. 'These products may contribute to adverse health outcomes through multiple mechanisms, including but not limited to dysregulation of blood lipid profiles, alterations in gut microbiota composition, promotion of obesity, induction of systemic inflammation, exacerbation of oxidative stress, and impairment of insulin sensitivity.' Liu and colleagues analyzed 41 studies conducted on ultra-processed foods and their health impacts that had a total of 8,286,940 adult participants from Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Australia. They found that an additional 100 grams of ultra-processed foods consumed each day was associated with a 14.5% higher risk of hypertension, 5.9% greater risk of cardiovascular events, and 1.2% higher risk of developing cancer. The researchers found the strongest association between ultra-processed foods and digestive diseases as consuming 100 grams of it was linked to a 19.5% increased risk of stomach problems. The most common examples of ultra-processed foods are ready-to-eat meals or frozen foods, sweetened beverages, cooking, mass-produced bread, chips and other savory packaged foods, instant noodles, flavored yogurts, breakfast cereals, and desserts, among others. What makes these products incredibly healthy are the food additives, preservatives, and colorants added during multiple stages of processing. 'Clinicians should clearly explain that ultra-processed foods are typically high in added sugars, sodium, and unhealthy fats while being low in fiber, essential vitamins, and other protective nutrients. This nutritional imbalance contributes to a wide range of adverse health outcomes,' Liu added in the press release. 'Emerging evidence suggests a dose-response relationship between ultra-processed food consumption and negative health outcomes—meaning the more ultra-processed foods consumed, the greater the health risk. Therefore, reducing ultra-processed foods intake, even modestly, may offer measurable health benefits.' Liu's findings were presented at a conference in Singapore earlier this month called ACC Asia 2025 Together. Another recent study published on May 7, 2025m in the journal Neurology, revealed that people who eat higher quantities of ultra-processed foods like hot dogs, cookies, and breakfast cereal are at a greater risk of suffering from early signs of Parkinson's disease compared to those who limit their consumption of ultra-processed foods. 'Eating a healthy diet is crucial as it has been associated with a lower risk of neurodegenerative diseases and the dietary choices we make today can significantly influence our brain health in the future,' said study author Xiang Gao in a press release, who is a PhD student at the Institute of Nutrition, Fudan University in Shanghai, China. 'There's growing evidence that diet might influence the development of Parkinson's disease. Our research shows that eating too much processed food, like sugary sodas and packaged snacks, might be speeding up early signs of Parkinson's disease.'
South China Morning Post
08-05-2025
- Science
- South China Morning Post
China welcomes back physics star Lin Shaozhen – and out comes the online abuse
Lin Shaozhen has risen in the field of biomechanics to carve out an impressive international career. Now, after spending the past five years at Aix-Marseille University in France, and more recently at the University of Singapore, Lin has returned to work in China. Advertisement In February, Lin, who is in his thirties, took a full-time position as a professor and doctoral supervisor at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou in the southern province of Guangdong, according to the university's website. In the past week or so, though, Lin has also been the target of online abuse. Since being appointed to his new position at Sun Yat-sen University , some photos of him have appeared on the Chinese social media app RedNote , resulting in hundreds of comments mocking his appearance. After several years abroad, physicist Lin Shaozhen has returned to home to work at China's Sun Yat-sen University. Photo: Handout In various photos, the professor's head appears titled. According to comments online, the condition is a result of congenital muscular torticollis, also known as wryneck. The South China Morning Post contacted Lin for comment. Lin was born in the city of Ganzhou, in central China's Jiangxi province, and was part of a 'hongzhi' high school programme that subsidises students in need. Advertisement He soared academically, eventually establishing himself as a leading physics researcher. To date, he has published 41 Science Citation Index papers in top academic journals. Lin has published three articles as an author and has served as a reviewer in the prestigious physics journal Physical Review Letters.
Daily Mail
08-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
A handful of popular snack each day can increase chance of cancer and heart attack, major study finds
Just a packet of crisps a day could raise the risk of life-threatening heart issues and cancer, shock research today suggested. Additive-laden foods such as crisps and sweets have been vilified for decades over their supposed risks, with dozens of studies linking them to type 2 diabetes and other diseases. Experts have even called for ultra-processed foods (UPFs)—typically anything edible that has more artificial ingredients than natural ones—to be slashed from diets. Now in a major review, Chinese scientists who tracked the diets of more than 8 million adults discovered that consuming just an extra 100g of UPFs each day—roughly two packets of crisps—also increased the risk of digestive diseases by a fifth. Scientists today urged Governments to tighten food labelling regulations which would force manufacturers to disclose exactly which additives are present in UPFs. Dr Xiao Liu, an expert in cardiology at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou and study co-author said: 'Clinicians should clearly explain that UPFs are typically high in added sugars, sodium, and unhealthy fats, while being low in fiber, essential vitamins, and other protective nutrients. 'This nutritional imbalance contributes to a wide range of adverse health outcomes. 'Emerging evidence suggests a dose-response relationship between UPF consumption and negative health outcomes—meaning the more UPFs consumed, the greater the health risk. 'Therefore, reducing UPF intake, even modestly, may offer measurable health benefits.' In the study, researchers assessed 41 studies spanning North and South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania involving 8,286,940 adults. They found each additional 100g per day of UPF consumption was associated with a 5.9 per cent increased risk of cardiovascular events and 1.2 per cent increased risk of cancer. For comparison, a packet of Walkers Ready Salted crisps or Cadbury's Dairy Milk Chocolate Bar—both available in supermarket meal deals—weigh 45g. The findings, presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Asia 2025 conference in Singapore, also showed adults had a 14.5 per cent higher risk of high blood pressure. They also had a 19.5 per cent higher chance of digestive diseases and even 2.6 per cent higher risk of death. The researchers also observed an increased risk of obesity, diabetes and depression and anxiety, they said. The umbrella term UPFs is used to cover anything edible made with colourings, sweeteners and preservatives that extend shelf life. Ready-meals, ice cream and tomato ketchup are some of the best-loved examples of products that fall under the umbrella UPF term. This is now synonymous with foods offering little nutritional value. They are different to processed foods, which are tinkered to make them last longer or enhance their taste, such as cured meat, cheese and fresh bread. The UK is the worst in Europe for eating UPFs, which make up an estimated 57 per cent of the national diet. They are thought to be a key driver of obesity, which costs the NHS around £6.5billion a year treating weight-related disease like diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. Last year, disturbing data also suggested that children who ate lots of UPFs show early signs of poor heart health and diabetes risk factors from as young as three years old.
