Ultra processed foods linked to lung cancer in new study

International research suggests that limiting intake will make a difference...

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ACADEMICS have found a link between consuming high levels of ultra processed foods (UPFs) and lung cancer.

An international team of researchers tracked the health and food habits of more than 100,000 US adults, with an average age of 63.

After an average of 12 years the team identified 1,706 cases of lung cancer.

Food survey questionnaires also revealed consumption of UPFs, including ice cream, fried foods, bread, cakes, pastries, salty snacks, breakfast cereals, instant noodles and soups, margarine, confectionery, soft drinks, sweetened fruit drinks, hamburgers, hot dogs, and pizza.

The research team, led by academics in China, found that average UPF consumption was nearly three servings a day, but ranged from 0.5 to six.