A meta-analysis linked high ultra-processed food consumption in older children to impairments in executive function, memory, and learning

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Meta-analyses demonstrate that high ultra-processed food consumption is consistently associated with increased overall mortality across populations

Nutrient absorption from whole plant foods requires greater metabolic effort than absorption from ultra-processed liquid foods

Removing processed snack foods like chocolate and potato chips from the home environment reduces hedonic overeating

Dietary intake of ultra-processed foods is associated with increased risks of obesity and cardiovascular disease in large meta-analyses

Nova Group 4 categorizes ultra-processed foods as industrial formulations containing substances rarely or never used in domestic culinary preparations

The Nova food classification system was developed in Brazil to categorize foods according to their degree of industrial processing

The Food and Drug Administration submitted a white paper to the White House aimed at defining ultra-processed foods

The Consumer Brands Association established a dedicated campaign to counter regulatory efforts and public narratives regarding ultra-processed foods

Subcortical volume reductions observed in children consuming high ultra-processed diets specifically affected the nucleus accumbens and the amygdala

Six-year-old children with high ultra-processed food consumption exhibited an average of 2% lower subcortical brain volume

A dietary study showed six-year-old children consumed approximately 60% of their total daily calories from ultra-processed foods

A 10% increase in dietary ultra-processed food consumption is associated with a 10% increase in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Consuming 2,000 calories from ultra-processed liquids results in rapid absorption directly via the hepatic portal vein compared to fibrous whole foods

Students learn about the specific ideas that directly evoke their emotional engagement

Applying academic skills to a student's personal interests fosters intrinsic motivation to master subjects like mathematics and writing

A dietary intervention replacing processed foods in juvenile detention centers was associated with a 75 percent reduction in physical restraint usage

A dietary intervention in juvenile detention centers replacing processed foods with whole foods was associated with a 97 percent reduction in violent incidents

Higher dietary consumption of ultra-processed food in children is associated with impaired executive function, memory, learning, and emotional regulation

Meta-analyses demonstrate that ultra-processed food consumption is significantly associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease

Six-year-old children with higher dietary intakes of ultra-processed food exhibit a 2 percent reduction in subcortical brain volume