ReviewFuture healthcare journal2026
Why is there no regulation despite evidence that ultra-processed foods are hazardous to long-term health?
Review in Future healthcare journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Let's talk about death and dying.Future healthcare journal · 2026Article
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Abstract
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have exceeded infectious diseases as a global health threat. This shift has occurred concurrently with changes to lifestyle and diet, of which the increased consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is particularly concerning. UPFs are defined by industrial processing of often cheaply sourced natural food and inclusion of non-nutritional additives such as azo-dye colourants, non-caloric sweeteners, emulsifiers and preservatives. They now account for approximately half of the caloric intake in many countries and notably by children. These products can compromise nutritional quality while promoting hedonistic hunger and disrupting the gut microbiota. Population studies are increasingly demonstrating an association between high UPF consumption and increased all-cause mortality, obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer risk, mental health and neuro-behavioural disorders. While association studies cannot account for all potential confounding factors, triangulation through combining large-scale cohort studies with animal/
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