Are Your Foods Killing You?!

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Table of Contents

• Must Read Article💡

• Parker’s Breakdown: Food Quality 🔑

• The Study 📖

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Must Read Article💡

Are your snacks deadly? New study reveals how ultra-processed foods lead to chronic disease outcomes

Some tend to think calories in, calories out. But this philosophy couldnt be more wrong!

The quality of your food and its ingredients really matter when it comes to your health! In this article by Newsmedical.net, they discuss a study that shows how important the quality actually is, and why you should avoid processed foods. Here are a couple of the main points. 👇👇

• These foods are high in calories, salt, sugar, and saturated fat but low in dietary fiber, micronutrients, and vitamins, potentially contributing to chronic inflammatory disorders.

• Existing meta-analyses have linked UPFs to adverse health outcomes.

• Higher UPF exposure is associated with increased risks of chronic diseases, especially cardiometabolic diseases, mental disorders, and death.

Parker’s Breakdown: Food Quality 🔑

The quality of your food is so important. Eating processed foods can sabotage your fat loss efforts and increase your risk of chronic diseases. These foods are often loaded with unhealthy fats, sugars, and additives, making it harder to shed excess fat. Over time, a diet high in ultra-processed foods is linked to various health issues, including cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and mental health disorders.

The rise in processed food consumption is a significant factor behind the surge in chronic diseases and higher mortality rates. As our diets become increasingly dominated by these convenient but unhealthy options, our overall health suffers.

To improve your diet and health, consider swapping processed foods for whole, nutritious alternatives. Instead of sour cream, try Greek yogurt, which is rich in protein and probiotics. Replace regular tortilla chips with Siete chips made from better-quality ingredients. Swap sugary snacks like M&M's for naturally sweet frozen grapes. For breakfast, choose eggs and sourdough bread over a McDonald's breakfast sandwich.

By making these simple substitutions, you can enjoy delicious meals while promoting better health and easier weight management. Prioritizing whole foods with minimal ingredients can help protect you from the long-term risks associated with processed foods, leading to a healthier, happier life.

The Study 📖 

Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses

The study aimed to assess the existing meta-analytic evidence on the relationship between ultra-processed food consumption, as defined by the Nova food classification system, and negative health outcomes. It involved a systematic umbrella review of existing meta-analyses sourced from MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, supplemented by manual searches of reference lists from 2009 to June 2023. The review focused on systematic reviews and meta-analyses of cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies. Evidence credibility was evaluated using a pre-specified classification system, ranging from convincing (class I) to no evidence (class V), and the quality of evidence was assessed with the GRADE framework, ranging from high to very low quality. The search yielded 45 unique pooled analyses, revealing significant associations between ultra-processed food exposure and various adverse health outcomes.

Here’s what the study found:

• A diet high in ultra-processed food consumption was linked to higher risk of:

  • Cardiovascular disease-related mortality (Coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, etc.)

  • Type 2 diabetes

  • Prevalent anxiety outcomes

  • Combined common mental disorder outcomes

  • Obesity

  • Adverse sleep related outcomes

  • All-Cause Mortality

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