User:Cristel87/Ultra-processed food

== '''Healthy effects - Depression''' ==

== '''Healthy effects - Depression''' ==

'''Currently, there is a global shift from fresh food to ultra processed foods in the diet of both children and adults, which increases the risk of diseases such type 2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity, depression, and addiction.'''

'''           There are ample and extensive studies that already confirm that ultra processed foods cause physical health problems, such as heart attacks and high blood pressure. A major study published in ''The Guardian'', suggests that the consumption of ultra processed food and beverages, particularly artificial sweeteners, should increase the risk of depression.''' {{Cite web |last=Bawden |first=Anna |date=20 September 2023 |title=Ultra-processed food linked to higher risk of depression, research finds |url=https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/sep/20/ultra-processed-food-linked-higher-risk-depression-research-finds |website=The Guardian}}

'''Currently, we are experiencing the greatest replacement from fresh food to ultra processed foods, both in the diet of children and adults, worldwide, without exception, thereby increasing the risks of diseases, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and depression.'''

'''           As a result, the authors concluded that the consumption of ultra processed food, particularly artificial sweeteners and artificially sweetened beverages, is associated with an increased risk of depression.''' {{Cite web |last=Bawden |first=Anna |date=20 September 2023 |title=Ultra-processed food linked to higher risk of depression, research finds |url=https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/sep/20/ultra-processed-food-linked-higher-risk-depression-research-finds |website=The Guardian}}

'''           We have ample and extensive studies that already confirm that ultra processed foods cause physical health problems, such as heart attacks and high blood pressure. A major study published in “The Guardian”, suggest that the consumption of ultra processed food and beverages, particularly artificial sweeteners, should increase the risk of depression.'''

'''          Research reported in ''The New York Times'' from teen years ago demonstrated that the more people consumed ultra processed foods, the greater their chances of feeling depressed and anxious.''' {{Cite web |last=Wadyka |first=Sally |date=4 May 2023 |title=The Link Between Highly Processed Foods and Brain Health |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/well/eat/ultraprocessed-food-mental-health.html |website=The New York Times}} '''These same studies suggest a connection between the consumption of ultra processed foods and an increased risk of cognitive decline.''' {{Cite web |last=Wadyka |first=Sally |date=4 May 2023 |title=The Link Between Highly Processed Foods and Brain Health |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/well/eat/ultraprocessed-food-mental-health.html |website=The New York Times}}

'''           As a result, the authors concluded that the consumption of ultra processed food, particularly artificial sweeteners and artificially sweetened beverages, is associated with an increased risk of depression.  '''

'''           New research also identifies a connection between high consumption of ultra processed foods and cognitive decline. A 2002 study, which tracked approximately 11.000 Brazilian adult over several decades, revealed a strong association between the consumption of ultra processed foods and significantly lower levels of cognitive function, that is, the capacity of learn, solve problems, remember, and reason.''' {{Cite web |last=Wadyka |first=Sally |date=4 May 2023 |title=The Link Between Highly Processed Foods and Brain Health |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/well/eat/ultraprocessed-food-mental-health.html |website=The New York Times}} '''The study’s lead researcher and author, Natalia Gomes Gonçalves, postdoctoral fellow at the University of São Paulo School of Medicine, stated: “Although we experience a natural decline in these capacities as we age, we observed that this decline was accelerated by 28% in individuals who obtain more than 20% of their calories from ultra processed foods”.''' {{Cite web |last=Wadyka |first=Sally |date=4 May 2023 |title=The Link Between Highly Processed Foods and Brain Health |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/well/eat/ultraprocessed-food-mental-health.html |website=The New York Times}}

'''           According to “The New York Times” research from teen years ago demonstrated that the more people consumed ultra processed foods, the greater their chances of feeling depressed and anxious. These same studies suggested a connection between the consumption of ultra processed foods and an increased risk of cognitive decline.'''

'''           New research has also identified a connection between high consumption of ultra processed foods and cognitive decline. A 2002 study, which tracked approximately 11.000 Brazilian adult over several decades, revealed a strong association between the consumption of ultra processed foods and significantly lower levels of cognitive function, that is, the capacity of learn, solve problems, remember, and reason. The study’s lead researcher and author, Natalia Gomes Gonçalves, postdoctoral fellow at the University of São Paulo School of Medicine, stated: “Although we experience a natural decline in these capacities as we age, we observed that this decline was accelerated by 28% in individuals who obtains more than 20% of its calories from ultra processed foods”.'''

'''– Addiction'''

'''– Addiction'''

'''          According to an article published in “The Guardian”, researchers from three American Universities state that ultra processed foods (UPF’s) and cigarettes are designed to stimulate dependence and consumption, highlighting the health risks and harms associated with both.'''

'''        Ultra processed foods (UPF’s) and cigarettes are designed to stimulate dependence and consumption, highlighting the health risks and harms associated with both.''' {{Cite web |last=Lay |first=Kat |date=3 February 2026 |title=Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/03/public-health-ultra-processed-foods-regulation-cigarettes-addiction-nutrition |website=The Guardian}}''' '''

'''          UPF’s is considered addictive and meets the established indicators that define them it as such, as it possesses the characteristic of driving the compulsive consumption of this type of food, still according to the article in “The Guardian”.'''

'''           UPFs are considered addictive and meet the established indicators that define them as such, as it possesses the characteristic of driving the compulsive consumption.''' {{Cite web |last=Lay |first=Kat |date=3 February 2026 |title=Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/03/public-health-ultra-processed-foods-regulation-cigarettes-addiction-nutrition |website=The Guardian}}

'''         Dr Robert Califf, former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, in response to an article published by “The New York Times”, he presented a hypothesis during a Senate hearing suggesting that “these foods are probably addictive”, adding “that they can act on the same neural pathways involved with opioids and other drugs”.    '''

'''            Dr Robert Califf, former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, suggested during a Senate hearing that “these foods are probably addictive”, adding “that they can act on the same neural pathways involved with opioids and other drugs”.''' {{Cite web |last=Callahan |first=Alice |date=6 March 2025 |title=Are Ultraprocessed Foods Addictive? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/well/eat/ultraprocessed-foodsaddiction.html |website=The New York Times}}''' '''

'''        A clinical psychologist specializing in addition, Prof Ashley Gearhardt of the University of Michigan, in response to an article published by "The Guardian", said that her patients used to say: “I feel addicted to this stuff; I have an uncontrollable craving for it. I used to smoke cigarettes, now I have the sabe habit, but with soda and doughnuts. I know it’s killing me; I want to stop, but I can’t”.'''

'''             A clinical psychologist specializing in addition, Prof Ashley Gearhardt of the University of Michigan, reported that patients describe uncontrollable cravings and difficulty stopping consumption despite negative health effects.''' {{Cite web |last=Lay |first=Kat |date=3 February 2026 |title=Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/03/public-health-ultra-processed-foods-regulation-cigarettes-addiction-nutrition |website=The Guardian}}

'''           Also, according to “The New York Times”, researchers have been questioning whether UPF’s they exhibit the same disproportionate reaction to dopamine, comparable to drug addiction, particularly in the case of foods rich in sugar and fat, given that studies involving both humans and even rodents have supported this idea.'''

'''         Researchers have questioned whether UPF’s they exhibit the same disproportionate reaction to dopamine, comparable to drug addiction, particularly in the case of foods rich in sugar and fat, given that studies involving both humans and even rodents have supported this idea.''' {{Cite web |last=Callahan |first=Alice |date=6 March 2025 |title=Are Ultraprocessed Foods Addictive? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/well/eat/ultraprocessed-foodsaddiction.html |website=The New York Times}}

'''         Dr Eric M. Hecht, an epidemiologist at the Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, in a statement to “The New York Times”, said “Ultra processed foods are carefully formulated to be so tasty and satisfying that they become almost addictive”. He added: "The problem is that, to make the products increasingly tasty, manufacturers make them resemble real food less and less.'''

'''           Dr Eric M. Hecht, an epidemiologist at the Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, stated that ultra processed foods are carefully formulated to be highly appealing and can become almost addictive, noting that manufactures make products increasingly palatable while making them less similar to real food.''' {{Cite web |last=Callahan |first=Alice |date=6 March 2025 |title=Are Ultraprocessed Foods Addictive? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/well/eat/ultraprocessed-foodsaddiction.html |website=The New York Times}}

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