Eating ultraprocessed foods linked with high risk of colorectal tumors that can lead to cancer

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VIDEO: What is ultraprocessed food? Nutritionist explains why it can taste different 2:42

As colon and rectal cancers in young people are on the rise globally, especially in the United States, consumption of ultraprocessed foods has been in lockstep. The fare now makes up roughly 70% of the US food supply and nearly 60% of US adult caloric intake , and several studies have linked this growing trend with the risk of such cancers.

A new, first-of-its-kind study adds to the growing evidence by suggesting eating ultraprocessed foods may significantly raise the odds of developing early-age noncancerous colorectal adenomas — growths, or polyps, in the colon