Study: Ultra manufacturing food increases the risk of premature death

In a recent international study, it was revealed that foods that produce ultra increase the early mortality rates around the world, with significant differences between countries according to their dependence on these foods in the daily diet. The study, published in the American Journal of Prevective Medicine, included data analysis of 8 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States. The analysis showed that every 10% increase in high -industrial food consumption was linked to the high risk of death of all causes by 3%. Diet and early death and based on statistical study models, the early mortality rate that can be linked to these foods is between 4% in low consumption countries, such as Colombia, as 15% of total calories are up to 14% in high consumption countries, such as the United States, as it exceeds 50% of calories. According to the study, these foods caused 124,000 early deaths during only 2018 in the United States alone, while the percentage in the UK reached about 12% of total early deaths. The data indicates that developing countries see a severe acceleration in the consumption figures of these foods, threatening to increase the burden of deaths in the coming years. Ultra manufacturing foods, high -manufacturing food products ready to eat, or heating, industrially manufactured from extracted ingredients, or chemically manufactured with the addition of the minimum fresh ingredients. These foods contain a wide variety of products such as soft drinks, artificial juices, prefabricated foods, sweets, bottled snacks, processed meats such as sausage, burgers, industrial bakery products, ready -made meals and artificial dairy alternatives. Excessive consumption of this food is related to a large number of serious health problems, which exceeds obesity to include cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis and strokes, obesity in various grades, type 2 diabetes, some types of cancer, especially colon and breast cancer, in addition to mental and neurological disorders such as chronic diseases. Harmful food connections, the lead author of the study, Eduardo Augusto Fernandez Nelson, confirmed that this food affects health in a way that exceeds that it contains high levels of harmful elements, “chemical changes that occur in food during industrial treatment, in addition to artificial ingredients such as colors, areas and presidents, create harmful compositions.” The study revealed that a global gap is concerned about the patterns of high -industrial food consumption, as rates differ greatly between countries, while consumption rates remain high, but it has been stable in rich countries for more than a decade. The developing countries see a steady and rapid increase in consumption, with significant differences between countries, as the percentage of manufactured foods reaches more than 50% of daily calories in the United States, while about 15% in Colombia with a continuous increase. Back to traditional food patterns, and the researchers have urged to implement comprehensive public policy, which includes imposing special taxes on these foods, organizing the use of industrial supplements, encouraging fresh food production, while implementing extensive awareness programs and setting up warning cards that are similar to those used in tobacco products. Experts have also suggested practical solutions to reduce this global health crisis, namely to return to traditional food -based food patterns, to encourage home cooking, supporting local farmers and developing health alternatives for processed foods, in an effort to cope with this increasing health challenge.