Federal guidance on the pitfalls of ultraprocessed foods, which likely play a key role in the US obesity epidemic, isn’t yet available. Here’s what’s at stake.
Twenty-year-old Sam Srisatta is giving a month of his life to science — research that could help shape the future of US nutritional and regulatory guidance about the ultraprocessed foods that make up nearly 70% of the nation’s food supply. By 7 a.m. each day in his hospital room, nurses record Srisatta’s weight and vitals. Bowel movement samples are captured for analysis. Some mornings, blood is drawn to test how his body reacts to the different types of foods he consumes.
A punt on ultraprocessed food While the final advisory report won’t be delivered to government stakeholders for a few months, a May meeting of the advisory committee discussed the scientific findings. Amid the research the committee members considered, they could only find “limited” evidence to suggest that ultraprocessed foods could lead to weight gain and obesity in children, adolescents and adults of all ages.
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