Ultra-processed foods are industrially produced, ready to eat foods high in salt, saturated fat, sugar, refined carbohydrates and food additives. Examples are frozen meals, soft drinks, hot dogs, fast food, packaged cookies, candies, cakes and chips.
Ultra-processed foods have been investigated extensively in the research literature.
They have been found to have a negative impact on:
-Body mass index
-Waist size
-Risk of
hypertension
-Risk of insulin
resistance
-Risk high
triglycerides
-Risk of heart
disease
-Risk of stroke
-Risk of type 2
diabetes
-Risk of cancer
It goes without saying that these foods should be strictly limited.
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