How ultra-processed foods may damage your long-term brain health
Columnist and Mind How ultra-processed foods may damage your long-term brain healthAn increasing number of studies have linked ultra-processed foods with depression, anxiety and even dementia. UPFs, which are often high in sugar, salt, saturated fat and additives, have been repeatedly linked with an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. But until recently, far less attention has been paid to what these foods might be doing to our brains.
- ▪Columnist and Mind How ultra-processed foods may damage your long-term brain healthAn increasing number of studies have linked ultra-processed foods with depression, anxiety and even dementia.
- ▪UPFs, which are often high in sugar, salt, saturated fat and additives, have been repeatedly linked with an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.
- ▪But until recently, far less attention has been paid to what these foods might be doing to our brains.
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Columnist and Mind How ultra-processed foods may damage your long-term brain healthAn increasing number of studies have linked ultra-processed foods with depression, anxiety and even dementia. Columnist Helen Thomson explores how strong the evidence is for the brain effects of a diet full of these foods By Helen Thomson 27 July 2026 Facebook Threads X / Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn Reddit Email Print Microwave meals and other ultra-processed foods can affect your brain healthBWFolsom/Getty Images By now, we all know that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) aren’t particularly good for our bodies. UPFs, which are often high in sugar, salt, saturated fat and additives, have been repeatedly linked with an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.
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