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Eating more ultra processed food can increase a person’s risk of cancer, according to a new study.
The research, published in the British Medical Journal, found that increasing ultra-processed foods in a person’s diet by 10 percent was linked to a greater than 10 percent increase in cancers of some kind.
It listed chicken nuggets, processed meat, fizzy drinks, and mass-produced bread as examples of ‘ultra-processed foods’.
Study
Researchers, led by a team at Universite Sorbonne in France, looked at the eating habits of 104?980 participants aged at least 18, and registered their intake. They also examined their medical records.
According to the study’s conclusion: “In this large prospective study, a 10 percent increase in the proportion of ultra-processed foods in the diet was associated with a significant increase of greater than 10 percent in risks of overall and breast cancer.”
Further research
The scientists say further studies are needed to establish the link between the two stats.
They also stated that this study is unable to say that ultra-processed foods are a cause of cancer.
As a result of the findings, health experts have stressed that ‘a healthy and balanced diet is best’.
