A new systematic review suggests that high UPF consumption may increase the risk of diabetes, excessive weight gain, and hypertension in pregnant women, as well as growth/developmental deficits, increased adiposity, and mental disorders in their offspring. clinicalnutritionespen.com/article/S240...

Another cohort study with European participants (exceptionally well-conducted) confirms the association between the UPF dietary share and several mortality outcomes after controlling for potential confounders, including adherence to the Mediterranean Diet thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Another pearl from Dary: 'food ingredients, additives, and processing methods must only be used when they meet SR-equivalent standards proving their long-term safety. Moreover, the DGAs should be able to recommend avoidance of any foods not meeting such standards of evidence.'

Brilliant, Dary: 'the [USDG} SR included studies it should not have that had heterogeneous and poorly characterized assessments of UPF, and then concluded that heterogeneous and poorly characterized assessments of UPF limited the strength of the evidence' ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S000...

Now there are 13 cohort studies on UPF intake and diabetes: five in Europe (UK x2, France, Spain, Netherlands), four in the US, and one each in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Korea. All show positive associations, with 11 reaching statistical significance. bit.ly/3PnJWY0

Here’s the link to the important California Executive Order directing state agencies to investigate health risks associated with UPF, synthetic food dyes, and other additives, and to recommend public actions. Highlighted text in the figure below gov.ca.gov/wp-content/u...

A long (historical) read on UPF, Nova, Nova-based dietary guidelines, and other accomplishments of our 35-year-old USP epi research center—and why these milestones were achieved outside the Global North piaui.folha.uol.com.br/materia/carl... Video with Eng subt piaui.folha.uol.com.br/video/carlos...