Ultraprocessed meals trigger distinct brain and metabolic responses, new study finds

New published research documents differing bodily responses even when nutritional content is matched across meal types.

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Virginia Tech researchers with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute published findings Oct. 5 in Nature Metabolism that ultraprocessed and minimally processed meals produce distinct metabolic and brain responses despite matching nutritional profiles. ^[2] Alex DiFeliceantonio, an associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute whose lab led the study, stated that population-level data shows people consuming large amounts of ultraprocessed foods have higher rates of poor health outcomes including obesity, cardiac events, type 2 diabetes, and some metrics of mental health. News-Medical reported the comments. ^[1] Judith Scholing of Radboud University published 2027 research in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity examining inflammation and food choice in people with obesity. Medical Xpress carried notice of this work. ^[3]

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Alex DiFeliceantonio, an associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute whose lab led the study, stated that population-level data shows people consuming large amounts of ultraprocessed foods have higher rates of poor health outcomes including obesity, cardiac events, type 2 diabetes, and some metrics of mental health. · News-Medical
Virginia Tech researchers with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC published findings on Oct. 5 in Nature Metabolism that ultraprocessed and minimally processed meals produce distinct metabolic and brain responses despite matching nutritional profiles. · News-Medical
Judith Scholing of Radboud University published 2027 research in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity examining inflammation and food choice in people with obesity. · Medical Xpress

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