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Sugar, Ultra-Processed Foods & Mental Health (Adult Population)

The CNP Sugar, Ultra-Processed Foods & Mental Health Research Category consolidates research exploring the bidirectional relationship between dietary intake, sugar, 'ultra-processed foods' (UPFs), and mental health in the adult population. To build your personalized professional library in nutritional psychology research, become a CNP Library Member.

RESEARCH SUMMARIES

2026

Sugar addiction at the crossroads of reward, metabolism, and culture

2026

Ultra-processed food consumption and risk of multiple chronic diseases among 8,819,894 adults from 51 prospective cohorts: a dose-response meta-analysis

2026

Reducing ultraprocessed foods from the diets of patients with depression

2025

Estimation of the nature and magnitude of mental distress in the population associated with ultra-processed food consumption

2026

Relationship between 39 dietary markers of ultra-processed food and incident depression: evidence from the prospective UK Biobank cohort study

2026

Ultra-processed foods and health outcomes in children and adults: an updated narrative umbrella review with a focus on dose-response

2026

Highly processed foods in binge-eating episodes: The importance of improving food reporting

2026

Associations of ultra-processed food intake and its circulating metabolomic signature with mental disorders in middle-aged and older adults

2026

The impact of fear of missing out (FoMO) on addictive eating: a moderated mediation model