How dangerous are ultra processed foods for heart health? Know before eating
The American Heart Association (AHA) has recently released a new guideline for very highly processed Foods/Ultraprocede Foods (UPF). These guidelines are also special because soon a big report is going to be released by the US government on this subject. AHA clearly says that most of the ultraprocedered foods are harmful to the health of the heart and the whole body.
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However, there is also an interesting thing in it. Actually, there are also many lace processed foods that cause less harm to your health than the rest. That is, they can be better than others. If they are chosen correctly and eaten in limited amounts, then they can also be made part of healthy diet.
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The American Heart Association (AHA) has said in its scientific statement that ultra processed foods are a big challenge for health. These are the foods that have been processed too much and they often contain extra sugar, salt, fat and additives, which promote more food. AHA has requested the food industry and the rules to reduce the production and availability of the worst ultra processed foods.
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Along with this, AHA also considers some ultra processed foods as improvated diet quality. These include bread made of whole grains, low sugar yogurt, some tomato sauce and spred made of dry fruits or beans. However, AHA advises that their production should also be kept in mind and control, so that they do not become the way for unhealthy options.
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Christopher Gardner, vice -president of the group preparing the report, has warned that we should not leave the food industry just because some ultra processed foods (UPF) are a bit better than the rest. He said that some less harmful ultra processed foods do not solve the real problem, that is, the availability of unhealthy and very processed foods is still a big challenge.
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Nutritionist Marion Nestle has also expressed concern over his conjugation. He says that some healthy -looking ultra processed foods (UPF) can provoke people to eat more food than less processed food.
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According to new data from the US Disease Control and Prevention Center (CDC), Americans take large part of calories from ultra processed foods. About 55% of adults larger than 1 year and 62% of children aged 1 to 18 years come from ultra processed foods. This type of conjugation is worrying for health experts.
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In a large study in February 2024, which included many research and about 1 crore people, it was found that eating more ultra processed foods has a serious effect on health. Eating an extra serving ultra processed foods every day increases the risk of death from heart disease by about 50%. Eating more ultra processed foods can increase the risk of obesity 55%, sleep problems 41%, type 2 diabetes 40% and depression by 20%. These figures show why experts consider ultra processed foods a serious health threat.
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