Ultra-processed food linked to quarter of heart disease cases and deaths – study

Among the most commonly eaten ultra-processed foods in the UK is shop-bought mass-produced bread (Alamy/PA) -

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) could be driving around a quarter of cases of heart disease and heart disease deaths, research suggests.

Data being published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and presented at the International Congress on Obesity in Mexico suggests deaths will fall if people cut their intake of UPFs.