New Study Sheds Light , on Health Risks Associated With , Ultra-Processed Foods.<br />NPR reports that ultra-processed foods dominate <br />the food supply, making up almost 60% of what a <br />majority of adults eat and almost 70% of kids' diets. .<br />Ultra-processed foods are made from manufactured <br />ingredients that have been processed <br />to create shelf-stable and convenient meals.<br />Ultra-processed foods are made from manufactured <br />ingredients that have been processed <br />to create shelf-stable and convenient meals.<br />NPR reports that consumption of ultra-processed foods <br />has been connected with a range of health concerns that <br />include obesity, hypertension, cancer and premature death.<br />Four of the top six killers are related <br />to an inadequate diet, which in the U.S. <br />is probably largely due to convenient, safe, <br />inexpensive food that we eat too much of, Christopher Gardner, Director of nutrition <br />studies at Stanford University, via NPR.<br />Four of the top six killers are related <br />to an inadequate diet, which in the U.S. <br />is probably largely due to convenient, safe, <br />inexpensive food that we eat too much of, Christopher Gardner, Director of nutrition <br />studies at Stanford University, via NPR.<br />Too much of it leads to <br />obesity and type two diabetes <br />and heart disease and cancer, Christopher Gardner, Director of nutrition <br />studies at Stanford University, via NPR.<br />Kevin Hall, a senior investigator at the National Institutes of Health, <br />designed the first randomized controlled trial comparing <br />an ultra-processed diet to one based on less processed foods.<br />Kevin Hall, a senior investigator at the National Institutes of Health, <br />designed the first randomized controlled trial comparing <br />an ultra-processed diet to one based on less processed foods.<br />What we saw was that when they were on <br />the ultra-processed diet, they were eating <br />about 500 calories per day more than when <br />they were on the unprocessed diet and they <br />were gaining weight and gaining body fat, Kevin Hall, Senior investigator at the National<br />Institutes of Health, via NPR.<br />What we saw was that when they were on <br />the ultra-processed diet, they were eating <br />about 500 calories per day more than when <br />they were on the unprocessed diet and they <br />were gaining weight and gaining body fat, Kevin Hall, Senior investigator at the National<br />Institutes of Health, via NPR.<br />NPR reports that the study suggests that <br />the highly processed nature of these foods drive people to overeat and gain weight.<br />NPR reports that the study suggests that <br />the highly processed nature of these foods drive people to overeat and gain weight.<br />If we can figure out what it is about <br />ultra-processed foods that drives people <br />to overeat and gain excess weight, then we <br />can at least then target which ones to avoid, Kevin Hall, Senior investigator at the National<br />Institutes of Health, via NPR
