Eating a lot of packaged junk food can quickly raise your blood sugar, cause long-term body swelling, and mess up your gut bacteria. This weakens your body's ability to fight off sickness and makes you more likely to get cancer.
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Ultra-processed food consumption and cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
The study shows that eating more ultra-processed foods is linked to a higher chance of getting cancer, which supports the idea that these foods could make people more likely to develop cancer.
The Detrimental Impact of Ultra-Processed Foods on the Human Gut Microbiome and Gut Barrier
The study shows that ultra-processed foods harm gut health and cause inflammation, which backs up part of the claim, but it doesn't fully prove the cancer part.
Ultra-processed foods and food additives in gut health and disease
The study looks at how ultra-processed foods affect gut health and finds they can cause problems like inflammation and microbiome changes, which might lead to cancer, just like the claim says.
Ultraprocessed Food and Risk of Cancer: Mechanistic Pathways and Public Health Implications
The study looks at how ultra-processed foods can lead to more cancer, which supports the idea that these foods are bad for your health and might cause cancer, just like the claim says.
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