Ultraprocessed Food

Young boys who ate a greater proportion of ultraprocessed foods were more likely to develop overweight or obesity by age 5 years, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

The FDA has proposed a rule requiring a new nutrition label on the front of most packaged foods, offering consumers easily visible information about the presence of key nutrients, according to a press release.

Increased intake of ultraprocessed foods may be linked to accelerated biological aging, according to results from a cross-sectional study published in Age and Ageing.

BOSTON — Addiction to ultraprocessed food may be diagnosed similarly to other substance use disorders, and reducing stigma and tailored treatment are both important to improving cardiometabolic health, a speaker reported.

Replacing ultraprocessed foods with lesser or nonprocessed options may decrease the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, results from a prospective cohort analysis in the Lancet Regional Health Europe showed.