{"id":112209,"date":"2026-05-11T20:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=112209"},"modified":"2026-05-11T20:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:08:07","slug":"ultra-processed-foods-raise-heart-disease-and-death-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/health\/ultra-processed-foods-raise-heart-disease-and-death-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultra-processed foods raise heart disease and death risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you like to eat ultra-processed foods every day, this habit significantly increases the risk of heart disease<\/a> and death.<\/p>\n

This has been revealed in a new medical study.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that ultra-processed foods are processed several times during preparation and are quite high in salt, sugar and other artificial ingredients, while the amount of nutrients beneficial for health such as fiber is very low.<\/p>\n

Ultra-processed foods include bread, fast foods, sweets, coffees, cakes, salty items, breakfast cereals, chicken and fish nuggets, instant noodles, sweet drinks and soda, etc.<\/p>\n

These foods are linked to several chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and others.<\/p>\n

A study published in the European Journal Heart showed that the consumption of ultra-processed foods increases the risk of heart disease risk factors such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease.<\/p>\n

According to the study, people who consume these foods more often have a 19% increased risk of heart disease, a 13% increased risk of irregular heartbeat, and a 65% increased risk of death from heart disease.<\/p>\n

The study further found that ultra-processed foods worsen obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and the accumulation of harmful fats in the bloodstream.<\/p>\n

The researchers said that there is a need to raise public awareness in this regard.<\/p>\n

Earlier, in June 2025, a study by the University of S\u00e3o Paulo in Brazil reported that there is a link between high consumption of ultra-processed foods and premature death from any cause.<\/p>\n

They added that in fact, every 10% increase in ultra-processed foods increases the risk of death from any cause by 3%.<\/p>\n

The study examined data on the health effects of consuming ultra-processed foods in 8 countries.<\/p>\n

The United States is the country in the world where ultra-processed foods are consumed the most, and research has shown that the favorite foods of American citizens increase their risk of premature death by 14%.<\/p>\n

According to researchers, the consumption of ultra-processed foods has been linked to 32 diseases, including cancer, obesity, and high blood pressure, in the past.<\/p>\n

They said that the health effects of these foods are very serious.<\/p>\n

Earlier, in December 2024, a study by Monash University in Australia showed that excessive consumption of ultra-processed foods makes us prone to premature aging.<\/p>\n

According to the research, these foods accelerate the rate of increase in biological age.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that although the age of each individual is determined by the date of birth (chronic age), in medical terms there is also a biological age (biological age), which corresponds to the age of physical and mental functions.<\/p>\n

Genes, lifestyle and other factors affect this biological age, and the higher this age, the greater the risk of various diseases.<\/p>\n

The study examined data from more than 16,000 people aged 20 to 79 and analyzed their health and lifestyle.<\/p>\n

The study found a clear link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and an increase in the speed of biological aging.<\/p>\n

According to the study, every 10% increase in the intake of ultra-processed foods creates a 2.4 month difference between biological age and chronic age.<\/p>\n

People who get 68 to 100% of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods become about a year older than their biological age in 2 months.<\/p>\n

The researchers said that the results prove that we should consume processed foods at least.<\/p>\n

He further stated that increased consumption of ultra-processed foods increases biological age, increasing the risk of premature death by approximately 2% and the risk of any chronic disease by 0.2%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you like to eat ultra-processed foods every day, this habit significantly increases the risk of heart disease and death. This has been revealed in a new medical study. It should be noted that ultra-processed foods are processed several times during preparation and are quite high in salt, sugar and other artificial ingredients, while the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":112210,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[9734],"class_list":["post-112209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-heart-disease"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112211,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112209\/revisions\/112211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}