In todays Health Alert, new research in The Lancet warns that the rise of ultra-processed foods is creating a serious threat to public health. The experts behind this research say these foods are linked to a long list of chronic conditions.

I constantly talk about ultra-processed foods with my patients because they are not good for our health.

Now, a team of global experts reviewed 104 long-term studies. Ninety-two of them found that people who ate more ultra-processed foods had higher risks of one or more major chronic diseases, and even a higher risk of early death. These diets were linked to overeating, weight gain, obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney disease, and depression.

Unfortunately, these foods are everywhere. Theyre aggressively marketed, eas

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