There is growing concern that ultra-processed foods containing the likes of emulsifiers, preservatives, sweeteners and flavourings are driving up obesity, type-2 diabetes and cancer.
British adolescents consume around two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods that may increase the risk of poor health, according to new research. Young people from white or disadvantaged backgrounds, and those living in the north of England, had the highest intake of calories from UPFs, results show.
While consumption reached 67% of energy intake in adolescents growing up in the north of England, it was just 64% in those in London and the South. Lead author Dr Yanaina Chavez-Ugalde, from the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge, said: 'Adolescents' food patterns and practices are influenced by many factors, including their home environment, the marketing they are exposed to and the influence of their friends and peers.
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