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Further light has been on the possible dangers of ultra-processed food. A new study has that consuming food such as sausages, frozen pizza, ready-to-eat meals, sodas and cakes can the risk of cancer, heart disease or an earlier death. Ultra-processed food products made in factories from ingredients that largely or entirely made in a laboratory. They are with things like preservatives, flavour enhancers, colourings, sugar and fats. The research was on over 200,000 people in the USA over a 28-year period. Researcher Dr Fang Fang Zhang said men who a lot of ultra-processed food had a 29 per cent higher risk of bowel cancer.

Ultra-processed foods up a growing proportion of the food we . The WHO says they account for around two-thirds of calories in the diets of American children and teenagers. Dr Zhang said children who ultra-processed food weight more quickly than those who a more nutritious and well balanced diet. She said: "Americans a large percentage of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods." She advice on how people can after their bodies better through their diets. She said: "We should substituting ultra-processed foods with unprocessed or minimally foods in our diet for cancer prevention and for the prevention of obesity and cardiovascular diseases."