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Ultra-processed food consumption and risk of chronic respiratory diseases mortality among adults: evidence from a prospective cohort study
Favoring the consumption of ultra-processed foods may increase death toll from chronic respiratory diseases, such as lung cancer and COPD, in middle-aged and older adults.
This study explored the link between sticking to a high ultra-processed food diet and the probability of dying from a chronic respiratory disease, such as lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Researchers matched the level of consumption of ultra-processed foods with the number of deaths from chronic respiratory diseases recorded in a study population comprising of 96,607 middle-aged and elderly men and women.
Researchers found out that strict adherence to a high ultra-processed food diet raised mortality risk from COPD and lung cancer by as much as 26% and 16% respectively. Evidence from this study indicate that indulgence in ultra-processed foods could up middle-aged and elderly individuals' chances of losing their lives to lung cancer and COPD.
Research Summary Information
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2024
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Tefera Chane Mekonnen, Yohannes Adama Melaku, Zumin Shi, Tiffany K Gill
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Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Level 7, SAHMRI North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia. tefera.mekonnen@adelaide.edu.au. School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wollo University, 1145, Dessie, Ethiopia. tefera.mekonnen@adelaide.edu.au. Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Level 7, SAHMRI North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia. Flinders Health and Medical Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, South, 5001, Australia. Cancer Epidemiology Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Human Nutrition Department, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
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