Scientists link the share of ultra-processed foods in children's diets to brain response and fat gain
A study by the University of Southern California, published in JAMA Network Open, showed that in children aged 7–10 with normal body weight, a high share of ultra-processed food in the diet (on average about 68% of calories) was associated with an enhanced response of the dorsal striatum to images of food, and this response was associated with an increase in BMI and body fat percentage a year later.
Otabek Yusupov