Eating lots of ultra-processed foods may raise the risk of breast and ovarian cancer, a new study suggests.
An analysis of data from more than 197,000 adults from the U.K. who were followed for a median of nearly 10 years revealed that the risk of cancers and cancer-related deaths rose as the percentages of ultra-processed foods in a person’s diet increased, according to the report published in eClinicalMedicine.
Experts tell TODAY.com that in the U.S., where people consume even higher amounts of ultra-processed foods, that there would likely be an even larger impact of ultra-processed foods on cancer risk.These foods are ones that typically are labeled as “ready to eat or ready to heat,” says Jeanine Genkinger, an epidemiologist and associate professor at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
Among the 197,426 participants included in the researchers’ analysis were 15,921 who developed cancer and 4,009 who died from cancer. It may just come down to the link between ultra-processed foods and obesity, Surampudi says. Other studies have suggested that people tend to consume more of these foods because they don’t lead to feelings of satiety.
Moreover, some of the microwaveable packaging contains estrogen disrupters that can be released when products are heated, Taioli says. “That may be why we see more female cancers,” she says, adding that she hopes this report will spark more studies into possible mechanisms linking ultra-processed foods to ovarian and breast cancer.
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