Dietary sugar consumption and health: umbrella review

Despite their negative health effects, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are widely consumed in modern diets, making up nearly 60% of the typical American diet. The feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy of a behavioral intervention designed to lower UPF consumption were assessed in this study by Hagerman et al. (2024). An 8-week trial program with weekly group […]

The global rise in ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption has raised public health concerns, particularly regarding its connection to mental health. This research aims to assess the associations between UPF-related metabolic signatures and mental disorders. In a population-based cohort study involving 30,059 participants from the UK Biobank, a plasma metabolic signature associated with UPF intake was […]