2024-09-26 00:00:49
At present, the exact causes of the relationship between ultra-processed foods and type 2 diabetes are uncertain although many factors, including body fat, are believed to be involved in this link. What we have recently found is that as the use of these products increases by 10% in the diet, the risk of type 2 diabetes rises by an average of 17%.
Older people who eat ultra-processed food (UPF) are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, suggests a study recently published in ‘The Lancet Regional Health – Europe’, in which researchers from the Higher education is provided by Cambridge and Imperial College. London (United Kingdom).
Currently, the exact causes of the relationship between UPF and type 2 diabetes are not confirmed, although many factors are believed to be involved in this link, including excessive use of these products and weight gain. Similarly, in a previous study, approximately half of the group was attributed to increased body fat.
“We know that ultra-processed foods are associated with an increased risk of certain diseases such as type 2 diabetes, our findings confirm this link and show that increasing UPF consumption increases the risk of type 2 diabetes developing.As Samuel Dicken put it. the first author of the study from the UCL Division of Medicine.
The authors found, in particular, that each 10% increase in the consumption of highly processed foods in the human diet is related to a 17% increase in the risk of type 2 diabetes Nova classification, which divides foods into four groups: unprocessed or minimally processed foods (MPF), such as eggs, milk, and fruit; processed food ingredients (PCI), such as salt, butter, and oil; processed foods (PF), such as canned fish, beer, and cheese; and ultra-processed foods, such as ready-to-eat/heat foods, salty snacks, sweets, and desserts.
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In this sense, UPF groups with the highest risk are salty snacks, products of animal origin such as processed meats, prepared foods and artificially sweetened beverages.
In addition to looking at how UPF consumption affects a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the researchers performed a substitution model on the data to see how, theoretically, replacing one Nova food group with another would affect the risk of type 2 diabetes. .
“Most studies to date only consider UPF as a whole, but we also suspect that there may be different risks with different types of UPF, and the risks of other production groups have not been investigated in depth. Our analysis goes one step beyond previous studies by looking at four production groups of the Nova brand to measure the effect on the risk of type 2 diabetes when we replace UPF with processed foods, in addition to looking at the groups- nine groups of UPF“, indicates Prof. Dickens.
A high amount of unhealthy foods contributes to the overall risk of type 2 diabetes in the top 25% of UPF consumers, where UPF accounts for 23.5% of the total diet, only sugary drinks account for nearly 40% of your UPF intake. 9% of your overall diet.
“The UPF subgroup analysis in this study reveals and confirms that not all foods labeled as UPF are equal in terms of the health risks associated with them.“, according to Prof. Rachel Batterham lead author of the study from the UCL Division of Medicine.
However, breakfast cereals, breads and cereals, cereals and cereals, and other plant-based options are associated with a lower incidence of Type 2 diabetes.”Bread and cereals, for example, are staple foods for many people. Based on our results, I think they should be treated differently from salty snacks or sugary drinks when it comes to the nutritional advice we offer. “added Professor. Batterham.
The UCL team is currently conducting another trial to evaluate the effect of UPF foods against unprocessed foods or processed foods (MPF) such as eggs, milk and fruit, and the results of the trial are expected to be published in 2025. LDB/ MTT (SyM)
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