Ultra Processed Foods and Disease Risk
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 March 2020) | Viewed by 4464
Special Issue Editor
Interests: children obesity; Mediterranean diet; adiposity; nutrition; lifestyle intervention studies; genetic and epigenetic markers of obesity; telomere length
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Dear Colleagues,
Poor eating habits, such as the increased consumption of highly processed products, have led to an obesity epidemic. Obesity not only increases an individual’s risk of serious diseases but is also a huge cost and serious challenge for public health systems.
Alongside the obesity epidemic, there has been a rise in the consumption of ultra-processed foods. Such products, which include savory snacks, reconstituted meat products, pre-prepared frozen dishes, and soft drinks, now account for between 25% and 50 % of the total daily energy intake. Therefore, it is crucial to investigate the association between this type of food and the onset of obesity and non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory disease, or cancer.
The focus of this Special Issue is on ultra-processed food and the development of non-communicable chronic diseases and disease risk, as well as the underlying mechanisms that explain the biological effects of these foods. Expanding our knowledge base in this area will be helpful for refining future dietary recommendations for health promotion.
Prof. Dr. Amelia Martí
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- highly processed products
- ultra-processed food
- minimally processed foods
- soft drinks
- obesity
- diabetes
- cancer
- cardiovascular risk
