ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – A new study sheds light on why addiction to ultra-processed foods appears to be growing in the United States.
The study says those foods combine refined carbohydrates, fats and high energy density in ways not often found in most foods minimally-processed.
One of the study’s authors who created the Yale Food Addiction Scale calls it an “addictive punch.”
She says 12% of children globally are clinically addicted to ultra-processed foods.
The scale shows 14% of older U.S. adults are too, and the number is growing.
HPV vaccination lowers cervical cancer deaths
A new study shows HPV vaccination in England lowered cervical cancer deaths to virtually zero among a subset of women.
The women were ages 20 to 24 between the years 2020 and 2024, with 88 to 90 percent vaccination coverage at ages 12 to 13.
The study shows previous generations of women in England had lower HPV vaccination rates and more fatalities.
The findings don’t necessarily reflect the situation in other countries.
A study earlier this year from the American Cancer Society looks at cervical cancer risks in the United States. It shows those declined faster in states with higher HPV vaccination rates.
Healthcare affordability emerges as election issue
Healthcare affordability appears to be an issue that could impact the midterm elections.
About 45 percent of respondents in an Axios-Ipsos poll say they’re more likely to vote for a candidate who supports reviving enhanced Obamacare subsidies.
Axios says political views are a factor, but responses weren’t strictly along party lines.
Roughly 54 percent of respondents say they’re likely to vote for a candidate who backs the expansion of discount drug platforms.
Ipsos’ vice president notes the numbers show Americans want the government to help them pay less for healthcare.
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