Beyond ingredients: How ultra-processed foods are making you sick

A new Tufts University study reveals ultra-processed foods (UPFs) pose health risks beyond their ingredients. Researchers found that the processing itself, including structural changes and additives, independently harms health. Even when nutritional quality was considered, higher UPF consumption correlated with worse health markers and increased mortality risk, highlighting a critical public health concern.

Beyond ingredients: How ultra-processed foods are making you sick
A new Tufts University study reveals ultra-processed foods (UPFs) pose health risks beyond their ingredients. Researchers found that the processing itself, including structural changes and additives, independently harms health. Even when nutritional quality was considered, higher UPF consumption correlated with worse health markers and increased mortality risk, highlighting a critical public health concern.