If you were hoping to see where ultra-processed foods might fit in ... Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is down among children and adolescents, who are drinking more water instead.

Epidemiological studies have consistently linked high intake of ultra-processed foods, particularly animal-based food products and sweetened beverages, to increased risks of obesity ...

People who eat more ultra-processed foods (UPF ... ready meals, and sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened beverages, suggesting that particular attention should be paid to these foods to help ...

A single food item has been singled out as the worst offender when it comes to increasing the risk of premature death — and it's one that many of us eat regularly. The perils of ultra-processed ...

The highest-risk foods include processed meats, sugar-sweetened beverages, savory snacks, and ready meals. To limit your intake of ultra-processed foods, experts advise cooking more of your meals ...

Some ultra-processed foods may be worse than ... packaged savoury snacks; sugar-sweetened beverages; processed red meat, poultry, and fish; ready-to-eat or heat dishes; yoghurt/dairy-based ...

The researchers also noted an increased risk of depression associated with ultra-processed food consumption. The link was greatest for artificially sweetened foods and beverages. Among the 31,000 ...

found a 17% increased diabetes incidence for every 10% rise in ultra-processed food intake. Certain foods like breads and cereals were linked to lower risk, while snacks and sugary beverages ...

It added: "Sugar and artificially sweetened beverages, dairy-based desserts, and ultra-processed breakfast foods also showed associations with higher all-cause mortality, as did the miscellaneous ...