Just eating more or fewer calories affects your body differently than eating processed foods—even if the total calories are the same.

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Effect of ultra-processed food consumption on male reproductive and metabolic health.

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2025 Oct 7

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No contradicting evidence found

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Effect of ultra-processed food consumption on male reproductive and metabolic health.

Score: 27

DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2025.08.004

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