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by kwhitefoot
806 days ago
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> the rest of the world. Much of the rest of the world but not all. The UK is following the US in pursuit of a diet consisting entirely of ultra-processed 'food'. "Ultra-processed foods account for 56.8% of total energy intake and 64.7% of total free sugars in the UK diet. Free sugars represent 12.4% of total energy intake, and 61.3% of the sample exceeded the recommended limit of 10% energy from free sugars. This percentage was higher among children (74.9%) and adolescents (82.9%). Prevalence of excessive free sugar intake increased linearly across quintiles of ultra-processed food consumption for all age groups, except among the elderly. Eliminating ultra-processed foods could potentially reduce the prevalence of excessive free sugar intake by 47%." https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/10/e027546 |
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