Findings seen for all-cause death and cardiovascular mortality
By Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Higher consumption of ultraprocessed food (UPF) is associated with lower survival and higher cardiovascular mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online July 26 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Marialaura Bonaccio, Ph.D., from the IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed in Pozzilli, Italy, and colleagues evaluated the association of UPF intake with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality among 1,065 participants with type 2 diabetes followed for a median of 11.6 years.
The researchers found that greater UPF intake (quartile 4: ≥10.5 percent of total food eaten for women and ≥9 percent for men) versus the lowest (quartile 1: UPF
“Besides prioritizing the adoption of a diet based on nutritional requirements, dietary guidelines for the management of type 2 diabetes should also recommend limiting UPF,” the authors write.
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