ReviewCurrent oncology reports2025
Beneath the Surface: The Emerging Role of Ultra-Processed Foods in Obesity-Related Cancer.
Review in Current oncology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Relationship Between Climate Change and Breast Cancer and Its Management and Preventative Implications in South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Ultra-processed food and risk of cholecystitis and cholelithiasis: a prospective cohort study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- Ultra-Processed Foods and Chronic Kidney Disease: Is Inflammaging the Missing Link?Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Associations Between Ultra-Processed Food (UPF) Consumption and Weight Change and Obesity Risk Among Consumers of Plant-Based Diets: A Systematic Review.Journal of the American Nutrition Association · 2026Review
- Why Is Colorectal Cancer Occurring Earlier? Metabolic Dysfunction, Underrecognized Carcinogens, and Emerging Controversies.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- Neural mechanisms of food preference and reward processing: a review of multifaceted influencing factors and intervention strategies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- The impact of ultra-processed foods on pediatric health.Obesity pillars · 2025Review
- Role of ChREBP-PPARα-FGF21 Axis in Metabolic Dysfunction of MASLD.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Climate Change, Air Pollution and the Global Obesity Syndemic: a Review of Current Evidence.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- The Microbiota-Diet-Immunity Axis in Cancer Care: From Prevention to Treatment Modulation and Survivorship.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Obesity: Prevalence, causes, consequences, management, preventive strategies and future research directions.Metabolism open · 2025Review
- Food Preservatives and the Rising Tide of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Mechanisms, Controversies, and Emerging Innovations.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Ultra-Processed Diets and Endocrine Disruption, Explanation of Missing Link in Rising Cancer Incidence Among Young Adults.Cancers · 2025Review
- The Transformative Role of Nanotechnology in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus: Insights from Current Research.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- Gut dysbiosis in cancer immunotherapy: microbiota-mediated resistance and emerging treatments.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
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Abstract
purposeof reviewUltra-processed foods (UPFs) are becoming more and more important in daily diets around the world; in some cases, they can account for as much as 60% of daily energy intake. Epidemiological evidence suggests that this shift toward high levels of food processing may be partially responsible for the global obesity epidemic and the rise in the prevalence of chronic diseases. RECENT
findingsFew prospective studies have examined the relationship between UPF consumption and cancer outcomes. According to currently available information, UPFs may increase the risk of cancer due to their obesogenic properties and exposure to substances that can cause cancer, such as certain food additives and pollution from product processing. The complex relationship between obesity and cancer involves factors such as immune dysregulation, altered adipokine and sex hormone levels, abnormal fatty acid metabolism, extracellular matrix remodeling, and chronic inflammation. Addressing cancer risk associated with UPF consumption could involve a multifaceted approach, including consumer behavior modification programs and robust public health regulations aimed at enhancing food environments. Improved knowledge of the potential dual negative impacts of UPFs on the environment and cancer risk is one of the priority areas we identify for future research and policy implications. Various approaches could be used to prevent cancers associated with UPF consumption, such as consumer behavior change programs and stricter public health regulations needed to improve the food environment. This review examines for the first time the potential role of UPFs in cancer risk associated with obesity, exploring underlying biological mechanisms and identifying key areas for future research and policy action, including the dual environmental and health impact of UPFs.
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