Making Sense of the Relationship Between Ultra-Processed Foods, Obesity, and Other Chronic Diseases
Norman J. Temple · 2024
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Description
Norman Temple takes a critical look at claims that ultra-processed foods drive obesity and chronic disease, in a 2024 review. The NOVA system sorts foods by processing level rather than nutrition, so some healthy foods land in the ultra-processed bin while some unhealthy ones escape it. Temple weighs the epidemiology behind the category.
Cohort studies do link high ultra-processed intake with obesity, heart disease, diabetes, depression, and early death. Temple argues the harm likely comes from a few bad actors like processed meat and sugary drinks rather than the whole class. For obesity specifically, he grants a stronger case: these foods are tasty, energy dense, and easy to overeat. His verdict is that the label lumps together foods with very different effects.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Norman J. Temple |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |