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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Julia Musto

Eating ultraprocessed foods linked to a 47 percent higher risk of cardiovascular disease

A diet that’s heavy in ultraprocessed foods raises adults’ risk of cardiovascular disease by 47 percent, researchers at Florida Atlantic University said Thursday.

Americans who ate the most of the foods – such as smoked meats, candy, cookies, frozen pizza, sugary sodas and potato chips – between 2021 and 2023 were at the highest risk for America’s top killer, according to the new study.

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