Ultra-Processed Foods Pose Greater Risk for Early Death: Study

A recent long-term study links ultra-processed foods with higher all cause mortality.

Ultra-processed foods like soft drinks rely on additives such as food coloring and flavoring formulas. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times

A recent study has found that eating ultra-processed foods (UPFs) can lead to a higher risk of early death.

“As research into ultra-processed food gains momentum, so too does the debate,” wrote Kathryn Bradbury—a senior research fellow in the school of population health at the University of Auckland—in an editorial on the study.