The threat of ultraprocessed food consumption is at the center of attention in the midst of the United States government plans to eliminate artificial food dyes.
New research supports this movement, revealing that food in this category is linked to premature deaths in eight countries.
The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, focused on the risk of mortality for all causes and the “epidemiological load” of the consumption of ultraprocessed food.
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The meta -analysis of observational cohorts studies, carried out from November 2023 to July 2024, analyzed people with low consumption of ultraprocessed foods in Colombia and Brazil, intermediate consumption in Chile and Mexico, and high consumption in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.
The researchers found an association between ultra -processing foods and mortality from all causes in the eight countries, which varies from a risk of 4% in Colombia at 14% risk in the United Kingdom and the United States.
“The findings support that ultraprocessed food intake contributes significantly to the general burden of the disease in many countries, and its reduction must be included in the national recommendations of dietary guidelines and approach in public policies,” the researchers concluded.
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In a statement sent to Fox News Digital, the study co -author, Eduardo AF Nilson, a food and nutrition researcher in Brazil, shared how evidence of health risks related to ultra -processed foods (UPF) has “increased significantly in the last decade.”
“UPF consumption has been associated with 32 adverse health results, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and even mental health problems,” he said.
“Our estimates show that the magnitude of the impact of UPF on mortality by all causes is relevant in all countries involved in the analysis, especially those in which they predominate in diets, such as the United States and the United Kingdom.”
The difference between countries with a lower but increasing UPF consumption “and those with higher consumption suggests that” great impacts on preventable deaths could be potentially reducing the consumption of UPF. “
In a previous interview with Fox News Digital in New York City, the medical director of WebMD, Dr. John Whyte, shared a warning about exposure to ultra -processed foods.
As the Make America Healy Again (Maha) movement makes the nation reassess what people consume, Whyte agreed that there are “many things to do so that food is healthier.”
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“There is so much food that we consume that it is processed and, even more worrying, ultraproado,” he said.
“It often seems to be more convenient. It’s cheaper, it lasts more,” he continued. “And sometimes, I am worried how much some of these foods last.”
The doctor in exercise questioned: “What is in them that allows them to remain in their pantry for a couple of years?”
As an example, Whyte referred to “blue areas”, areas of the world where people live up to 100 and have a low incidence of dementia and heart disease.
Residents in blue areas mainly eat comprehensive food diets based on plants, he said.
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“They are not eating many cookies, meats or processed snacks,” he said.
“And that is where I think we need to have this important discussion about how we have a healthier meal. How do we make it more available? How do we make it economical for people?”
In response, the Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the commissioner of the United States Drug and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Mary Makary, have announced their intention to eliminate the use of oil synthetic coloring coloring of the Nation Food Supply.
“During the last 50 years, American children have been living more and more in a toxic soup of synthetic chemicals,” Makary said at a recent press conference.
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“The scientific community has conducted a series of studies that raise concerns about the correlation between oil -based synthetic dyes and several health conditions, such as hyperactivity, obesity, diabetes, diabetes deficit disorder, insulin resistance, cancer, genomic interruption and IG problems.”
Ashley Dimella de Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
