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Ultra-Processed Diet Leaves a Blood Signature Linked to Heart Disease and Diabetes

Researchers at UCL and Imperial looked at about 6,000 adults, followed for up to 20 years. They identified different blood patterns associated with ultra-processed and minimally processed diets.

The ultra-processed pattern included lower omega-3s and HDL, and higher VLDL triglycerides. People in the highest third for ultra-processed food intake had a 17% higher risk of cardiovascular disease than those in the lowest third.

Those eating the most minimally processed food had 19% lower cardiovascular disease risk and 40% lower type 2 diabetes risk than those eating the least.

This was observational, so it doesn't prove processing caused those outcomes. It also wasn't a carnivore study. But the differences showed up in blood measurements, not just a food questionnaire.

Anybody here see their triglycerides, HDL or A1c change after cutting out packaged food? What changed first?

Source: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/nov/biological-signature-ultra-processed-diet-identified

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