Quarter of heart disease cases driven by ultra-processed foods, study finds

AROUND a quarter of heart disease cases and associated deaths could be driven by ultra-processed foods (UPFs), a study found today. Researchers from the University of Montreal in Canada found that between 23 per cent and 38 per cent of all cardiovascular disease events in 2019, such as heart attacks and strokes, were attributable to UPFs. UPFs resulted in 58,200 to 96,000 new heart disease cases, the study found, and were to blame for between 10,600 and 17,400 related deaths, as well as…