Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA new study suggests that halving the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in Canada could prevent up to 8,300 deaths. Researchers estimated that between 23 and 38 per cent of all cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in Canada in 2019 were attributable to UPF intake, corresponding to 58,200 to 96,000 new cases and 10,600 to 17,400 CVD-related deaths. The study, published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine, indicates that similar results could be expected in other high-income countries. “To drive meaningful change in dietary patterns, comprehensive structural measures are essential. These include regulations on food taxes, front-of-package labelling, marketing restrictions and reformulation targets aimed at improving food quality,” scientists wrote.An expert unrelated to the study, nutritionist Gunter Kuhnle from the University of Reading, said: “Observational studies can only provide information about an association, but not causality.”In fullCutting ultra-processed food consumption by half prevents thousands of deathsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Halving ultra-processed food intake could prevent thousands of deaths
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA new study suggests that halving the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in Canada could prevent up to 8,300 deaths. Researchers estimated that between 23 and 38 per cent of all cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in Canada in 2019 were attributable to UPF intake, corresponding to 58,200 to 96,000 new cases and 10,600 to 17,400 CVD-related deaths. The study, published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine, indicates that similar results could be expected in other high-income countries. “To drive meaningful change in dietary patterns, comprehensive structural measures are essential. These include regulations on food taxes, front-of-package labelling, marketing restrictions and reformulation targets aimed at improving food quality,” scientists wrote.An expert unrelated to the study, nutritionist Gunter Kuhnle from the University of Reading, said: “Observational studies can only provide information about an association, but not causality.”In fullCutting ultra-processed food consumption by half prevents thousands of deathsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
