Ultraprocessed foods linked to early death risk: Study

A 30-year study found that eating ultraprocessed foods is linked to a higher risk of early death.

The study, published Wednesday in the BMJ journal, examined the eating habits of 115,000 people and found that a higher intake of ultraprocessed foods was associated with a slightly higher mortality risk.

The results varied based on which foods people ate, but meat, poultry and seafood “ready-to-eat” products showed strong associations with mortality.

“Ultra-processed foods...