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High consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is associated with an increased risk of 32 different diseases. A new study derived from human data and not cruel animal experiments found a connection between UPFs and premature death risk. In the study, published in the Journal of Preventive Medicine, scientists analyzed data from dietary surveys and mortality data from participants across eight countries. First, they calculated the linear association between an individual’s dietary share of UPFs and mortality, finding that a 10% increase in UPFs in the diet results in a 3% increased risk of death. They then built a model that calculates the percentage of all-cause preventable deaths caused by UPF consumption, finding that in 2018, 124,000 early deaths in the United States could be attributed to the consumption of UPFs. These human relevant findings call for dietary guidelines that reduce UPFs. https://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/global-study-links-consumption-of-ultra-processed-foods-to-preventable (fb)