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Consuming large amounts of ultra-processed food (UPF) increases the risk of an early death, according to a international study that has reignited calls for a crackdown on UPF.

Each 10% extra intake of UPF, such as bread, cakes and ready meals, increases someone’s risk of dying before they reach 75 by 3%, according to research in countries including the US and England.

UPF is so damaging to health that it is implicated in as many as one in seven of all premature deaths that occur in some countries, according to a paper in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

They are associated with 124,107 early deaths in the US a year and 17,781 deaths every year in England, the review of dietary and mortality data from eight countries found.

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[–] Kcap@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

Yeah, but it's delicious and makes me feel good and I don't want to be 90 anyway. Wait, smokers say that. Shit.

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago
[–] hector@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (9 children)
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[–] the_q@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

The long game suicide, baby.

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Is there a link to the actual study? The American Journal link seems to be a different one, and that one has a massive list of types of items classified as UPF (check Appendix A, Table 1), so it's hard to identify what the causal factor(s) are.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Here's a link to the journal website with a search for ultra-processed food.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/search?qs=ultra-processed+food

[–] critical@reddthat.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just when I discovered frozen meals... 😟

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago (4 children)

There are different levels of processed food. A meal cooked, frozen, and shipped can have less risk than a sausage with a stick in it wrapped with a blueberry pancake infused with syrup.

Use your best judgement.

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[–] Monstrosity@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

As a vegetarian, I sometimes eat a lot of meat substitutes that are highly processed.

I figure it's a worthwhile trade.

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[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

There’s bread and there’s bread and there’s bread. All are highly processed, given the milling, kneading, fermentation, and baking required for bread, but there’s a huge gap between wonder bread and Russian black bread. I’d be very surprised if the latter is worse for you than bananas, a starch we eat with very little processing

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

That hot dog bun and the cupcake with a head next to it are concerning

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I switched from white bread to 100% whole grain about a decade ago after learning just how much better it was supposed to be. I wonder if it's actually still pretty awful after reading this

[–] scrion@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (4 children)

No, it's not. This refers to pre-packaged bread, e. g. white bread, toast etc. - the stuff you find in a supermarket shelf, full of preservatives and other additives.

[–] GroteStreet@aussie.zone 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sigh.. I get my wholegrain pre-packaged. I guess I'll die.

[–] credo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If your bread goes moldy in a week, you might be good! (Am not an expert)

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's a shame that bread and donuts are de facto considered ultra processed foods now. Done right, they totally aren't.

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (7 children)

The pictures also shows french fries and popcorn. In my house those are literally just potatoes and olive oil and popcorn and olive oil respectively, maybe some salt. Bad for me? Maybe, but ultra processed?

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[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Even done fast they could be better.

The Aerated Baking Company had bread close to as fast and cheap as the modern Chorleywood process, but it isn't ultra-glutenous. They were also an early feminist icon.

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