Ultra-processed foods could be driving up colorectal cancers among young people, scientists warn

Scientists have pinpointed a potential driver of the global rise in colon and rectal cancers among young people: ultra-processed foods.

Ultra-processed foods – ready-to-eat foods such as packaged snacks, mass-produced breads, sweetened breakfast cereals, instant noodles, and frozen pizzas – have made up a growing share of our diets in recent decades.