(CNN) A study published Monday revealed an alarming statistic: Eating a lot of unhealthy, "ultraprocessed" foods may shorten your life. Specifically, researchers found that a 10% increase in the consumption of ultraprocessed foods was significantly associated with a 14% higher risk of death from all causes. Still, it behooves us to learn what exactly it means when we say foods are processed, and "ultraprocessed." Processed foods definedMinimally processed foods retain most of their inherent nutritional and physical properties, and include washed and precut fruits and vegetables, bagged salads and roasted nuts. Other minimally processed foods -- and therefore healthier -- include sauces and dressings, as well as cereals, crackers, nut butters, yogurt and milk fortified with calcium and vitamin D.Read More

Source: CNN February 13, 2019 20:09 UTC