There is a new spotlight on ultra-processed foods as some experts now label them a major public health threat.

"These are foods with ingredients that you typically cannot pronounce and are typically found in the aisles of grocery stores," ABC News Medical Correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton told Action News.

Dr. Sutton explores ultra-processed foods in a new special airing on ABC News Live Prime: "Gut Check: The Foods We Eat."

"There was actually a recent study published just last night that showed that adults that have large amounts of ultra-processed foods in their diet have an increased risk of chronic disease," Dr. Sutton said.

Those foods put consumers at an increased risk of obesity, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and overall higher death rates.

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