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Consuming too many UPFs will make you AGE faster, disturbing new research reveals

Italian researchers have found people who eat more ultra-processed-food (UPF) have increased signs of biological ageing in a study of almost 22,000 people.

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04.12.2024, 16:24

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Ready meals, frozen pizza, sodas, and even a supermarket loaf could be ageing you faster, alarming new research suggests.

Italian researchers have found people who eat more ultra-processed-food (UPF) have increased signs of biological ageing. 

Biological ageing is a scientific term for how old the cells and tissues of your body appear, according to how well they function.

This can differ from your chronological age - the number of birthdays you've had.

In the new study, which examined the diet and biological age of just over 22,000 Italian adults, experts found those who ate more UPFs were about four months on older biologically than their chronological age.

In contrast, those who ate the least UPFs were found to be on average two months younger than their biological age.

While the difference is small, the findings add to growing concern that high consumption of UPFs is linked to health problems including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and even cancer and death.

The authors, from the Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed, said their study didn't establish exactly how UPFs might accelerate ageing.

Ready meals, frozen pizza, sodas, and even the humble supermarket loaf could be aging you faster, alarming new research suggests. (Stock image)

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