{"id":459489,"date":"2026-02-07T09:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T09:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/459489\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T09:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T09:59:11","slug":"eating-ultraprocessed-foods-linked-to-a-47-percent-higher-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/459489\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating ultraprocessed foods linked to a 47 percent higher risk of cardiovascular disease"},"content":{"rendered":"

A diet that\u2019s heavy in ultraprocessed foods<\/a> raises adults\u2019 risk of cardiovascular disease<\/a> by 47 percent, researchers at Florida Atlantic University said Thursday.<\/p>\n

Americans who ate the most of the foods \u2013 such as smoked meats<\/a>, candy, cookies, frozen pizza, sugary sodas and potato chips \u2013 between 2021 and 2023 were at the highest risk for America\u2019s top killer, according to the new study<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The findings add to mounting concerns about the products, which make up around 60 percent of the American diet and are often cheaper to buy than healthier options.<\/p>\n

Many ultraprocessed foods are high in sodium<\/a>, sugar and harmful fats that can harm the heart, gut and increase the risk of cancer and premature death.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese results have major implications for future research as well as clinical care and public policy,\u201d stressed Dr. Charles Hennekens<\/a>, the school\u2019s First Sir Richard Doll Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A diet heavy in ultraprocessed foods raises adults\u2019 risk of cardiovascular disease by nearly half, a new study found this week (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The researchers said health care providers should advise their patients to reduce their levels of ultraprocessed foods going forward.<\/p>\n

The study<\/p>\n

The researchers examined the health of 4,787 adults using data from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.<\/p>\n

The patients had at least one day of detailed dietary records and information about heart attack or stroke.<\/p>\n

Using these reports, the researchers calculated what percentage of their total calories came from ultraprocessed foods.<\/p>\n

Then, they sorted the adults by their ultraprocessed food intake.<\/p>\n

They also accounted for factors such as age, sex, race and ethnicity, smoking and income.<\/p>\n

\"Rates<\/p>\n

Rates of colorectal cancer are rising in young adults under the age of 50 years old (Getty Images for Fight Colorectal Cancer)<\/p>\n

A concerning tie to cancer<\/p>\n

The researchers also addressed links to colorectal cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rates of the cancer are rising in young adults under the age of 50, with doctors suggesting ultraprocessed foods could be part of the reason why<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nearly double the number<\/a> of young adults are diagnosed with colorectal cancer today compared to just a decade ago, according to the American Cancer Society.<\/p>\n

This year, doctors expect 108,860<\/a> new colon cancer cases, as well as 49,990 new rectal cancer cases.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe increasing consumption of UPFs may be a contributing factor, along with other dietary and lifestyle influences that affect a range of common and serious gastrointestinal diseases,\u201d Dr. Allison Ferris, one of the study\u2019s co-authors and chair of the Department of Medicine at the FAU Schmidt College of Medicine, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAwareness is the first step toward prevention.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A diet that\u2019s heavy in ultraprocessed foods raises adults\u2019 risk of cardiovascular disease by 47 percent, researchers at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":459490,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[187982,49,48,20841,32279,68946,84,10571,15720,38006],"class_list":{"0":"post-459489","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"tag-american-diet","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-cardiovascular-disease","12":"tag-colorectal-cancer","13":"tag-florida-atlantic-university","14":"tag-health","15":"tag-researchers","16":"tag-ultraprocessed-foods","17":"tag-young-adults"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/459490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}