Autor/es reacciones

Carmen Romero Ferreiro

Doctor of Biology, Vice Dean of Research at Francisco de Vitoria University, and Head of Research for the Nutrition Degree Program

The results of this study reflect the negative effect of ultra-processed foods on health, specifically mortality, which has been observed in other studies in different countries. 

The novelty of this study is that it looks at premature deaths, defined as deaths occurring between the ages of 30 and 70 years, attributable to the consumption of ultra-processed foods, and how changes in dietary patterns can reduce this number of deaths. 

The implications are clear and repeated: reduce consumption of ultra-processed foods and implement a diet based on unprocessed or minimally processed foods. These changes in nutritional habits have a positive impact on health and can prevent many premature deaths in the adult population. 

It should be noted that the results of this study only apply to the adult population and not to children or young people, as premature deaths in this case only cover the adult age range. 

There are some limitations to this study, such as factors that have not been taken into account in the study and could exert a confounding effect, and in the case of mortality it was not possible to establish the specific causes of death for those premature deaths attributable to ultra-processed food consumption.

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