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

This paper is a review that includes most of the studies published so far investigating the relationship between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and various health-related events. Therefore, as it is a compilation of several studies, it provides more evidence. 

The results of this review reflect the negative effect of ultra-processed foods on health. In particular, the results indicate that the consumption of ultra-processed foods is directly related to health problems such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, obesity, anxiety and other mental disorders, and even mortality from various causes. 

This review therefore highlights the importance of reducing the consumption of ultra-processed foods to improve overall health and justifies the need to develop public health measures to address this problem. 

The study is based on a large sample size, as a review of several studies included data from almost 10 million people, although there are some limitations to the study - for example, the quality of evidence from the included studies was generally rated as low or very low in most cases.

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