Childhood Diet: Ultra-Processed Foods Tied to Elevated Cardiometabolic Risk
Kids consuming more ultra-processed foods had higher BMI, waist circumference, fat mass index, blood sugar, and lower HDL cholesterol levels.
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Kids consuming more ultra-processed foods had higher BMI, waist circumference, fat mass index, blood sugar, and lower HDL cholesterol levels.
A recent study suggests that high ultraprocessed food consumption in preschool children is linked to increased cardiometabolic risk factors.
A study led by the University of Rovira i Virgili's (URV) Human Nutrition Unit has associated the consumption of ultra-processed foods products with a greater risk of overweight, increased blood sugar and worse levels of good cholesterol.
The ultraprocessed foods your kids eat now may be putting them a greater risk for cardiometabolic problems – like heart attack, stroke and diabetes – in adulthood, a new study
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