Having a single serving of ultra-processed food including crisps, sweets, chocolate and burgers can increase your risk of dying from heart disease by 9%, study showsTYPES OF ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS Some ultra-processed foods are unexpected, included 'healthy' branded products. These categories include unprocessed or fresh foods, processed including sugar and oils, processed including canned foods, ultra processed including fast food burgers and crisps, and finally culinary foods made at home with minimal information. Common causes include heart attacks, heart disease and heart muscle inflammation. This was split into hard CVD - including non-sudden coronary death, heart attack and stroke, and hard CHD (coronary heart disease) - sudden death and heart attack. Participants with the highest intakes of ultra-processed foods had higher incident rates compared to those consuming the least amount of ultra-processed foods.

Source: Daily Mail March 22, 2021 18:00 UTC