Thursday, September 19, 2024

Ultra-processed foods: the tobacco of the 21st century?

At the start of the clinic where I see patients with colorectal, stomach, pancreatic, and other gastrointestinal cancers, I remarked to a colleague, “Every new patient on my schedule is under 45.” She replied, “Three of mine are … this is too many young people with cancer.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.statnews.com/2024/08/14/ultra-processed-foods-cancer-links-fda-regulation-like-tobacco/