AgroScience Today, Volume 5, Issue 3 : 0789-0793

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OPEN ACCESS | Published on : 31-Mar-2024

Ultra-Processed Foods - are they Addictive?

• Chitrotpala Devadarshini
• Assistant Professor (Dept. of Food and Nutrition), College of Community Science, Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
• Rosalin Sahoo
• 2nd year M. Sc Community Science (Food and Nutrition), College of Community Science, Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Abstract

Suggested by the evidence, consumption of high ultra-processed foods (UPF) can lead to a rise in non-communicable diseases, diabetes, hypertension, heart, overweight and obesity. Ultra-processed foods (UPF) are rich in energy, non-nutritional products, less fiber and are rich in saturated fat, salt and sugar which are injurious to our health. Increased in consumption of UPF decreases our nutrition uptake from food. Study also suggests that the ultra-processed foods are highly addictive for which youths are acquainted with those foods.

Keywords

Ultra-Processed Foods, Addictive, rich in energy, non-nutritional, less fiber, rich saturated fat, salt, sugar, injurious to health

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