Eating ultra-processed foods could make it harder to lose weight
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Consuming minimally processed foods — such as those home-cooked from raw ingredients — could make it easier to shed weight while on a diet. Credit: Filippo Carlot/Alamy
Eating ultra-processed foods might hinder attempts to lose weight even when the diet accords with national healthy-eating recommendations, a study has found.
The study, published in Nature Medicine on 4 August1, highlights a lack of focus on the impact of UPFs in national dietary recommendations in the United Kingdom — where the study was conducted — and elsewhere, the authors say.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are products that have been developed by combining food extracts with additives and industrial ingredients. The result is food items that are cheap, profitable and widely accessible.
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