Previous research has linked consumption of ultraprocessed foods with many health concerns, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mental health disorders. Now, a new cohort study published in The BMJ suggests that people who tended to eat a large daily amount of ultraprocessed foods—a median of about 7 servings per day—had a 4% higher risk of dying from any cause than those who ate the fewest amounts, about 3 daily servings.
