{"id":547759,"date":"2023-02-04T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T11:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-perils-of-ultraprocessed-food\/"},"modified":"2023-02-04T14:18:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T11:18:00","slug":"the-perils-of-ultraprocessed-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-perils-of-ultraprocessed-food\/","title":{"rendered":"#: The perils of ultraprocessed food"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a367f2196651\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-perils-of-ultraprocessed-food\/#%E2%80%9C_The_perils_of_ultraprocessed_food%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;: The perils of ultraprocessed food&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-perils-of-ultraprocessed-food\/#A_growing_body_of_research_links_ultraprocessed_foods_to_an_array_of_cancers_and_in_some_cases_to_cognitive_decline\" >A growing body of research links ultraprocessed foods to an array of cancers and, in some cases, to cognitive decline<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-perils-of-ultraprocessed-food\/#Chemicals_in_food\" >Chemicals in food<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-perils-of-ultraprocessed-food\/#Food_deserts\" >Food deserts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-perils-of-ultraprocessed-food\/#Zoe_Han\" >Zoe Han<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C_The_perils_of_ultraprocessed_food%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;: The perils of ultraprocessed food&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_growing_body_of_research_links_ultraprocessed_foods_to_an_array_of_cancers_and_in_some_cases_to_cognitive_decline\"><\/span>\n  A growing body of research links ultraprocessed foods to an array of cancers and, in some cases, to cognitive decline<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap crawler\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0001640627\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"\n                inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetArticleReader\n              \n              inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetArticleReader\n              article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object-article-reader\">\n<div class=\"audioplayer\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0001640627\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Listen to Article\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"articlereader\" data-show-title=\"false\" data-theme=\"wsj-article-reader\" data-show-header=\"false\" data-show-subscribe=\"false\" data-ads-enabled=\"true\" data-save-publication=\"false\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       People who eat more highly processed foods such as ice cream, fast food and salty snacks could face an increased risk of cancer, especially ovarian cancer and breast cancer, researchers have found.<\/p>\n<p> A study of more than 197,000 U.K. adults ages 40 to 69 was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/eclinm\/article\/PIIS2589-5370(23)00017-2\/fulltext#bib23\" class=\"icon none\">published this week<\/a> by the Lancet, a peer-reviewed medical journal. The authors said this is one of the biggest sample sizes ever used to research the effects on health of ultraprocessed foods. <\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Ultraprocessed foods are items such as soda, sausages, salty snacks and microwavable meals that are produced in a highly industrialized environment. Those foods contain high amounts of sugar, fat and sodium and are low in essential nutrients such as fiber and vitamins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the lack of nutrients is not the only issue: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foodingredientfacts.org\/shelf-stability-more-important-now-than-ever\/\" class=\"icon none\">In order to prolong their shelf life<\/a>, highly processed food often contains additives such as flavor enhancers and sweeteners as well as industrial chemicals, some of which are introduced during the production process and some that leach into the food from packaging.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some of those additives, known as endocrine disruptors, affect the human body\u2019s endocrine or hormonal system, which can lead to obesity and to a higher risk of hormone-sensitive cancers, such as breast and ovarian cancers, said Jeanine Genkinger, associate professor of epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York. Genkinger was not involved in the study.<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chemicals_in_food\"><\/span><strong>Chemicals in food<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/p>\n<p>Phthalates, chemicals that are found in some types of food packaging and some fast-food products, are also a type of endocrine disruptor. \u201cThe chemicals get into food mainly through packaging and food handling equipment, like cellophane, paper and paperboard, and plastic in contact with food,\u201d according to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/health\/phthalates-food\" class=\"icon none\">Environmental Defense Fund<\/a>, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization. \u201cWhile used in many consumer products, pre<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ion drugs and medical devices, food is a major source of exposure to phthalates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Between 2009 and 2012, the participants self-reported their food intake using a \u201cweb-based 24-hour recall\u201d conducted five times between 2009 and 2012, and the researchers monitored their health through January 2021. The researchers calculated participants\u2019 consumption of ultraprocessed food as a percentage of their total food intake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, the authors observed that every 10-percentage-point increase in consumption of ultraprocessed foods was associated with an increased risk of cancer overall, as well as with higher mortality rates from ovarian cancer and breast cancer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But not everyone has the same cancer risks, Genkinger said. Lower-income people and people who don\u2019t have access to fresh food are often the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12889-019-6546-2\" class=\"icon none\">Studies show<\/a> that lower-income households purchase fewer healthy foods than higher-income households do and also buy more sugary drinks and snacks and fewer vegetables and fiber-rich foods.<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_deserts\"><\/span><strong>Food deserts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/p>\n<p>One reason: In the U.S., one in five Black households is located in a \u201cfood desert\u201d \u2014 an area where it\u2019s difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh food \u2014 according to a report published by the consulting firm McKinsey &amp; Co.in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last year, President Joe Biden spoke about the need to eliminate food deserts, defined as areas \u2014 predominantly low- and moderate-income communities \u2014 where people have to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> miles to purchase fresh produce and other healthy foods. The White House pledged grant and loan funding to encourage grocery stores to open in these areas.<\/p>\n<p>As food prices have been rising \u2014 in some cases at a record pace \u2014 it has become even more difficult for lower-income households to purchase foods high in nutritional quality, Simone A. French, professor of epidemiology and community Health at the School of Public Health of the University of Minnesota, said in an email to MarketWatch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And because the higher consumption of processed foods can lead to long-term health issues, Genkinger said, \u201cindividuals who are more vulnerable or disadvantaged are going to be more vulnerable.\u201d But, she noted, \u201cultraprocessed foods [are] cheaper and easier to prepare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Lancet study adds to a growing body of research focused on the effects of eating processed foods on health. One 2022 study concluded that higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods could lead to cognitive decline.<\/p>\n<p>The average consumption of ultraprocessed foods among the study\u2019s participants was close to 23% of total food intake. During the follow-up period, 15,921 individuals developed cancer and 4,009 cancer-related deaths occurred.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to a separate analysis of 99 peer-reviewed studies covering more than 1.3 million people, reported in 2021, ultraprocessed foods made up more than 50% of people\u2019s diets, on average, in both the U.S. and the U.K., far higher than the 23% reported by the U.K. participants in the Lancet survey.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>    <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author mobile-scrim hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Zoe Han\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"bio\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/topics\/journalists\/zoe-han\",\"text\":\"Biography\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"twitter\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zoeyuqhan\",\"text\":\"@zoeyuqhan\"}]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Zoe_Han\"><\/span>Zoe Han<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><ufc-follow-author-widget product=\"marketwatch\" author-id=\"267_MW\" author-name=\"Zoe Han\" signin-url=\"https:\/\/accounts.marketwatch.com\/login?target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marketwatch.com%2Fstory%2Fthe-perils-of-ultraprocessed-food-11675477040%3Frss%3D1%26siteid%3Drss\" panda-api=\"https:\/\/follow-api.marketwatch.com\"><\/ufc-follow-author-widget><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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