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When we’re stressed out, many of us turn to junk food for solace. However, new CU Boulder research suggests this strategy may backfire. The study found that in animals, a high-fat diet disrupts resident gut bacteria, alters behavior, and through a complex pathway connecting the gut to the brain, influences brain chemicals in ways that …
Alarming trends call for action to define the future role of food in American health. A new public opinion poll and expert analysis highlight the need to make healthy food accessible to avoid a projected crisis in incidences of cardiovascular disease and costs, according to a news release from the American Heart Association. The new …
Are you looking for a way to find out more about the levels of processing in the foods you are getting? Well, as it turns out, there might be an app in development for that. Researchers have been studying ultra-processed foods, and have created a visual tool to help people group foods based on their …
Women with breast cancer who exclusively ate a whole-foods, plant-based diet lost weight, improved cholesterol levels and other key metabolic factors, had less fatigue, and perceived that they felt sharper mentally and generally more well. The outcomes are from a small study by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Wilmot Cancer Institute. …
It is no secret that ultra-processed foods are not good for you, research has been pointing that fact out for decades, but it has become more of an issue in recent years, as demonstrated in the global rates of obesity and diabetes. The Western world is more impacted by this food trend, but it has …
Eating high amounts of ultra-processed foods (UPFs)—particularly those containing artificial sweeteners—may increase the risk of developing depression, according to a new study co-authored by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study was published on September 20 in JAMA Network Open. Harvard Chan co-authors included Dong Wang, assistant professor in the Department …
In collaboration, a group of international and multidisciplinary researchers with expertise in food addiction, nutrition physiology, food policy, eating disorders, behavioral addiction, and gut-brain reward signaling, have published an analysis in a special edition of the British Medical Journal Food For Thought, with a “controversial” recommendation: “It’s time for an international shift in the way …
Many studies have linked ultra-processed foods which include hot dogs, fruit-flavored drinks and industrially processed packaged snacks to a variety of health issues ranging from certain cancers to weight gain. This has many Americans asking if there is so much evidence where are all of the food policies to help people avoid these foods? A …
Two large studies published by The BMJ find links between high consumption of ultra-processed foods and increased risks of cardiovascular disease, bowel (colorectal) cancer and death. The findings add further evidence in support of policies that limit ultra-processed foods and instead promote eating unprocessed or minimally-processed foods to improve public health worldwide. The findings also …
More than 70% of packaged foods in the U.S. are classified as ultra-processed food and represent about 60% of all calories consumed by Americans. Do you love those sugary-sweet beverages, reconstituted meat products and packaged snacks? You may want to reconsider based on a new study that explored whether individuals who consume higher amounts of …