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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

Nine servings of ultra-processed food each day massively increases risk of dying from heart attack or stroke

Nine servings of ultra-processed foods each day increases your risk of dying from heart attack, stroke and heart disease by 67 percent, according to a new analysis of thousands of Americans’ health data.

Each additional serving of salty, fatty or sugary food each day raises the risk of life-threatening conditions by around 5 percent, the American College of Cardiology reported Tuesday. People in the study had been eating this way for more than a decade, with data collected between 2000 and 2012, according to the report.

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