They found that those who ate the highest amount of ultra-processed food every day had a 58% increased risk of developing dementia and a 46% increased risk for cognitive impairment compared to people who ate the lowest amount of daily ultra-processed food.
“Conversely, we found lower risks of cognitive impairment and dementia for high vs low consumers of minimally processed foods such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables,”
I’m not surprised of course, but it’s always good to have up to date and more corroborating evidence.
I’ll have to delve more into the studies but I’m curious what the mechanisms they’ve indicated. They point out that bacon was one of the worst offenders, which may track with high nitrates (absent of counteracting antioxidants) and the high saturated fat.
Second to this, I’m curious if it’s not just what you’re eating, but what you’re not eating instead. I suspect we’ll see more cases of malnutrition in the likes of long-term GLP-1 users who while they may eat less like a smoker, they are also not necessarily adding positive nutrients to their diet either.
That’s a huge effect.
I’m not surprised of course, but it’s always good to have up to date and more corroborating evidence.
I’ll have to delve more into the studies but I’m curious what the mechanisms they’ve indicated. They point out that bacon was one of the worst offenders, which may track with high nitrates (absent of counteracting antioxidants) and the high saturated fat.
Second to this, I’m curious if it’s not just what you’re eating, but what you’re not eating instead. I suspect we’ll see more cases of malnutrition in the likes of long-term GLP-1 users who while they may eat less like a smoker, they are also not necessarily adding positive nutrients to their diet either.