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The relationship between obesity and ultra-processed foods is established by multiple studies and reviews, such as those by Canhada et al. [1] and Mendonça et al. [2], which explicitly link high consumption of these foods to an increased risk of obesity {fact:1, fact:2, fact:3}.
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Associations between dietary diversity and self-rated health in a ... link.springer.com 2 facts
referenceCanhada et al. published the 'Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)' in 2020 in Public Health Nutrition, which examined the association between ultra-processed foods and incident overweight, obesity, and longitudinal changes in weight and waist circumference.
referenceMendonça et al. published the 'University of Navarra Follow-Up (SUN) cohort study' in 2016 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which examined the association between ultra-processed food consumption and the risk of overweight and obesity.
Western Diet: How it affects health, risks, and complications medicalnewstoday.com 1 fact
claimResearch suggests that consuming large quantities of ultra-processed foods may play a significant role in obesity.
Dietary Guidelines and Quality - Principles of Nutritional Assessment nutritionalassessment.org 1 fact
claimRecent reviews have associated high ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption with negative health outcomes, including overweight, obesity, cardiometabolic risks, some cancers, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, irritable bowel syndrome, depression, and all-cause mortality.
Diet composition and staple-food dependence as structural ... researchsquare.com 1 fact
claimDiets high in ultra-processed foods may show high diet diversity but are linked with poor health outcomes, including obesity and cardiovascular risk.