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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 interdependent relationship between dietary intake, sugar, 'ultra-processed foods' (UPFs), and mental health in the adult population. To view each original study on the open internet, click “Original.” To view the CNP-written abstract summary, click “CNP Summary.” While only some of the CNP-written abstract summaries are available below for free, all abstract summaries are available to CNP members through the CNP Library Membership.

RESEARCH SUMMARIES

2019

Sugary beverages pose significant risks to cardiovascular and overall Health

CNP Research Summary can be found in the CNP Library Membership

2016

The evidence for saturated fat and for sugar related to coronary heart disease

2019

Dietary sugar silences a colonization factor in a mammalian gut symbiont

2019

Prospective association between ultra-processed food consumption and incident depressive symptoms in the French NutriNet-Santé cohort

CNP Research Summary can be found in the CNP Library Membership

2016

Sociodemographic and behavioral factors associated with added sugars intake among US adults

2019

Ultra-processed foods and excessive free sugar intake in the UK: A nationally representative cross-sectional study

CNP Research Summary can be found in the CNP Library Membership

2017

Sugar intake from sweet food and beverages, common mental disorder and depression: Prospective findings from the Whitehall II study

2017

Ecological correlations of dietary food intake and mental health disorders

CNP Research Summary can be found in the CNP Library Membership

2020

Metabolic and psychological effects of short-term increased consumption of less-processed foods in daily diets: A pilot study