Eating higher levels of ultraprocessed food may shorten lifespans by more than 10% !

Discover which are the worst contributors from our diets:
⛔ Diet soft drinks
⛔ Sugary soft drinks
⛔ Refined grains (ultra-processed bread and baked goods)

This study was discussed by Sandee LaMotte on CNN here: 🔗 https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/01/health/worst-ultraprocessed-food-early-death-wellness/index.html
‍“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦, 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘜𝘗𝘍 (𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥) 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭-𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 2 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴,” 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘰, 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘵 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘭’𝘴 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘚ã𝘰 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘰" said Carlos Monteiro, emeritus professor of nutrition and public health at Brazil’s University of São Paulo.

Beyond shortened lifespans, ultra-processed food consumption is also strongly linked to chronic illnesses like type 2 diabetes—this study explains the connection. Part of the challenge is that many people still struggle to recognize or admit the role UPFs play in their daily habits. Are we confused, or are we deceiving ourselves?

The recommendation? Eat cooked whole foods.

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