No one ever claimed that ultra-processed foods were good for you, but new research finds that regularly consuming foods like hot dogs, sugary sodas, and refined grains may shorten your life.
The study, which was presented in June at the Nutrition 2024 conference, followed more than 500,000 people and tracked their eating habits for three decades. The researchers found that people who ate higher amounts of ultra-processed foods were 10% more likely to die from all-cause mortality during the follow-up period of 23 years compared to people who ate minimally processed food.
