BMJ May 2024 PMID 38719536

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study.

Zhe Fang, Sinara Laurini Rossato, Dong Hang, Neha Khandpur, Kai Wang, Chun-Han Lo, Walter C Willett, Edward L Giovannucci, Mingyang Song

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What people are saying

Overall, discussions highlight concerns about processed foods—examples include mentions of processed meats, sugary drinks, and dairy desserts linked to higher mortality—using assertive language like 'association' and 'risk,' which indicates active engagement. The tone varies from cautious acknowledgment to calls for improved diet habits, reflecting moderate interest and perceived significance of the research findings.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the study’s findings that higher ultra-processed food intake correlates with increased mortality, showing general support for the results.

InterestModerate interest

Posts show moderate curiosity, with some users discussing specific food types and implications, indicating an average level of engagement.

EngagementModerate engagement

Many users reference the methodology, health impacts, and broader diet quality issues, reflecting active engagement with the topic.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions suggest that the study has a meaningful influence on opinions about diet and health, with some pushing for policy or lifestyle changes.

Abstract in brief

  • The study found that higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods is associated with increased risk of death from all causes, mainly due to causes other than cancer and cardiovascular disease.
  • Participants in the highest quartile of ultraprocessed food intake had about a 4-9% higher risk of mortality compared to those in the lowest quartile, with the overall death rate slightly higher in the high intake group.
  • Certain ultraprocessed foods like processed meats, sugary beverages, dairy desserts, and breakfast foods showed strong links to increased mortality risk, while no specific association was found for cancer or cardiovascular-specific deaths.

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Filip K. Knop
@Filip_Knop · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study | The BMJ https://t.co/i9UV7NnKaz

May 11, 2024 · 12 likes · 1 share · 2,511 followers View post →
Nick Krontiris
@nick_krontiris · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study (open access) https://t.co/j3pEfdpWvd

May 11, 2024 · 4 likes · 18,968 followers View post →
Pon|食と健康
@PonNutr · X

☑︎ 朝食で超加工食品を習慣的に食べる人も要注意とのこと 超加工食品って、意外と難しいし、超加工食品とひとまとめにするのは結構無理がある概念だと思っています 次に精読する論文はこれと決めています☺️ https://t.co/G2CL48j6ac

May 24, 2024 · 4 likes · 2,612 followers View post →
Sergey Minaev
@sminaev2015 · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study | The BMJ https://t.co/NvMrpsh7VZ

May 9, 2024 · 3 likes · 31,438 followers View post →
Justin Cikomola
@CCikomola · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study | The BMJ https://t.co/Kwb1SZoaK8

May 12, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 3,761 followers View post →
AETSA
@AETSA_ · X

Asociación del consumo de alimentos ultraprocesados ​​con la mortalidad por todas las causas y por causas específicas: estudio de cohorte poblacional con 114.064 personas seguidas durante 34 años. https://t.co/iX5RWw10Z2 @semfyc @SEMERGENap @AESeconsalud @sespas

May 14, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,849 followers View post →

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Dan Jagger
@auditorynerves.bsky.social · Bluesky

Open access study in BMJ examining the association of ultra-processed foods with the risk of colorectal cancer: Association of ultra-processed food consumption with colorectal cancer risk among men and women: results from three prospective US cohort studies.

Oct 1, 2025 · 3 likes · 3 shares View post →
FactChecker, Ph.D.
@Faktantarkast10 · X

@PeterSweden7 @RCowley185R Below is a typical study. A large consumption of ultra-processed food slightly correlates with mortality. But the factor analysis is not perfect. The correlation may come entirely from backward causation: health-conscious people avoid such food. https://t.co/i4BCCzEs0Q

May 31, 2025 · 2 likes · 4,675 followers View post →
Néstor Rodríguez-Triana
@nrtriana · X

@RicardoInterni1 Fang Z, Rossato SL, Hang D, et al. Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study. BMJ [Internet]. 8 de mayo de 2024 [citado 2 de enero de 2025];385:e078476. Disponible en: https://t.co/B9gmqieCdg

Jan 2, 2025 · 376 followers View post →
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@amvr2medwriter · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study https://t.co/Mr5g3QSgIp

Oct 27, 2024 · 1,045 followers View post →
Drew Cummings
@DrewCummings33 · X

@BigSatoDontArt @WitherAway129 @myrrlyn Why am I arguing with a porn artist who speaks like he’s Sherlock Holmes… https://t.co/3cYhWPQWtj

Oct 21, 2024 · 239 followers View post →
Benjamin Vipler, MD, MEd
@VipsMDMEd · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study https://t.co/Dh92znvA48

Sep 17, 2024 · 2 likes · 6,311 followers View post →
slygirl
@slygirl · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study | The BMJ https://t.co/V6OYWIDh1w

Aug 28, 2024 · 285 followers View post →
Bill Cockerill
@CockerillBill · X

Aug 4, 2024 · 1 like · 17 followers View post →
Public Health Lit
@PublicHealthLit · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study https://t.co/0sCCMYQzxU

Jul 17, 2024 · 3,964 followers View post →
Kelly A. Hogan Ph.D.
@Loose_Lab_Rat · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study https://t.co/mjy2w8hx3w

Jul 10, 2024 · 1 like · 2,241 followers View post →
Caramel & Parsley
@CaramelParsley · X

#UltraProcessed #Food Study : 'Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study' TheBMJ (May 2024) https://t.co/UyWGij5omr #cancer #CVD #Food #mortality

Jun 14, 2024 · 453 followers View post →
Javier Sobrino Martinez
@jsobrinom · X

Una mayor ingesta de alimentos ultraprocesados se asoció con una mortalidad por todas las causas ligeramente más alta, impulsada por causas distintas al cáncer y las enfermedades cardiovasculares. segun estudio de cohortes publicadao en @bmj_latest https://t.co/W5WzOqXPQN

Jun 12, 2024 · 2 likes · 344 followers View post →
Pon|食と健康
@PonNutr · X

原著です https://t.co/G2CL48j6ac

Jun 7, 2024 · 2,612 followers View post →
DR LI Health
@latirina · X

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May 28, 2024 · 205 followers View post →
Dr Alok Gupta MD, FIAP, Jaipur
@docalok · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study | The BMJ ⁦@fssaiindia⁩ ⁦@MoHFW_INDIA⁩ ⁦@iapindia⁩ ⁦@Nnfindia1⁩ ⁦@nnfindia⁩ ⁦@AdolHealthIAP⁩ https://t.co/Jso3zppNsh

May 27, 2024 · 2,583 followers View post →
Shashi Agarwal, MD
@usacardiologist · X

Ultra Processed Foods (UPFs) & Health (12 of 12) A diet rich in UPFs also increases mortality. A large study revealed a 4% higher risk of deaths in those who ingested foods with high levels of UPFs. (British Medical Journal. 2023. https://t.co/RTK1in1OEi).

May 26, 2024 · 17 followers View post →
Pon|食と健康
@PonNutr · X

☑︎ 朝食で超加工食品を習慣的に食べる人も要注意とのこと 超加工食品って、意外と難しいし、超加工食品とひとまとめにするのは結構無理がある概念だと思っています 次に精読する論文はこれと決めています☺️ https://t.co/G2CL48j6ac

May 24, 2024 · 4 likes · 2,612 followers View post →
Scripta manent
@stallicubi · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study https://t.co/X5DxEJWWQm https://t.co/cDrl7eSWVZ

May 22, 2024 · 1 like · 1,318 followers View post →
Genç İVEK
@gencivek · X

"Bilimde Bu Hafta" köşemiz 12.05.2024-18.05.2024 1-OLASI PANDEMİLER ÖNLENEBİLİR DOI: 10.1038/s41565-024-01655-9 2-YARATILIŞTAKİ MUCİZE: ASİMETRİ https://t.co/3kdwfmYPQM 3-GIDA MI ZEHİR Mİ? https://t.co/gj15a0rw3F 4-KANSER VE STRES İLİŞKİSİ https://t.co/HC1W3AmuZ5 https://t.co/zLXgnTbaGJ

May 18, 2024 · 2 likes · 356 followers View post →
Amy Comander MD, DipABLM
@DrAmyComander · X

This study highlights the association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality. "Eat REAL food. Not too much. Mostly plants..." https://t.co/XRzYVsX0Ld

May 17, 2024 · 1 like · 2,624 followers View post →
Eduard Antoniu
@Editwit · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study https://t.co/fXiSocLT9S

May 17, 2024 · 1,677 followers View post →
TangoUniform711th
@Tango711th · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study https://t.co/SZlwcMpGzm

May 15, 2024 · 34 followers View post →
NAKURU MAYOR
@Morgan_ke1 · X

RT @drcamarin: @oduor_kevin1 @IncubatorGHAI @IILAinfo @MOH_Kenya @TawlaTZ @unhco @KEBS_ke @jumuiya @worldheartfed @WHO @ResolveTSL 3. Assoc…

May 15, 2024 · 1 share · 23,912 followers View post →
Marcela Cardenas
@Marcela58734127 · X

RT @karinamed83: 6/ La calidad general de la dieta juega un papel más crucial en los resultados de mortalidad que el consumo de alimentos u…

May 14, 2024 · 1 share · 1,107 followers View post →
Olga
@olga_monteagudo · X

RT @AETSA_: Asociación del consumo de alimentos ultraprocesados ​​con la mortalidad por todas las causas y por causas específicas: estudi…

May 14, 2024 · 1 share · 2,140 followers View post →
-No es por la edad- (Karina Rdz Q)
@karinamed83 · X

6/ La calidad general de la dieta juega un papel más crucial en los resultados de mortalidad que el consumo de alimentos ultraprocesados en sí. Mejorar la calidad de lo que comemos podría tener un impacto significativo en nuestra salud.

May 14, 2024 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,520 followers View post →
Carlos Marin M.D.
@drcamarin · X

@oduor_kevin1 @IncubatorGHAI @IILAinfo @MOH_Kenya @TawlaTZ @unhco @KEBS_ke @jumuiya @worldheartfed @WHO @ResolveTSL 3. Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study https://t.co/2738vzw6dD

May 14, 2024 · 2 likes · 1 share · 260 followers View post →
AETSA
@AETSA_ · X

Asociación del consumo de alimentos ultraprocesados ​​con la mortalidad por todas las causas y por causas específicas: estudio de cohorte poblacional con 114.064 personas seguidas durante 34 años. https://t.co/iX5RWw10Z2 @semfyc @SEMERGENap @AESeconsalud @sespas

May 14, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,849 followers View post →
Impact Network
@MyImpactNetwork · X

Association of Ultra-processed Food Consumption with All-cause and Cause-specific Mortality: Population-based Cohort Study. Incremental Risks of Ultra-Processed Food Consumption on Long-Term Mortality. https://t.co/4lHAeyKH3A

May 13, 2024 · 53 followers View post →
Kornelio KABAGALE
@KKabagale · X

RT @CCikomola: Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study |…

May 13, 2024 · 1 share · 2,242 followers View post →
Satoru Mitsuboshi
@3stars67664378 · X

RT @pinacol: 【コホート研究】癌、心血管疾患または糖尿病のない人において、超加工食品の消費が多い人は、少ない人と比較して、全原因死亡、癌または心血管疾患以外の原因の死亡のリスク増加と関連した。 #ペ読 https://t.co/uppRmCZfrO

May 12, 2024 · 1 share · 1,775 followers View post →
Justin Cikomola
@CCikomola · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study | The BMJ https://t.co/Kwb1SZoaK8

May 12, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 3,761 followers View post →
pinacol
@pinacol · X

【コホート研究】癌、心血管疾患または糖尿病のない人において、超加工食品の消費が多い人は、少ない人と比較して、全原因死亡、癌または心血管疾患以外の原因の死亡のリスク増加と関連した。 #ペ読 https://t.co/uppRmCZfrO

May 12, 2024 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,612 followers View post →
Manoj Mayogi Mishra
@mayogisense · X

RT @Filip_Knop: Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study…

May 11, 2024 · 1 share · 574 followers View post →
Nick Krontiris
@nick_krontiris · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study (open access) https://t.co/j3pEfdpWvd

May 11, 2024 · 4 likes · 18,968 followers View post →
Filip K. Knop
@Filip_Knop · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study | The BMJ https://t.co/i9UV7NnKaz

May 11, 2024 · 12 likes · 1 share · 2,511 followers View post →
Caramel & Parsley
@CaramelParsley · X

#Medical #Research #Study : 'Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality' (May 2024) https://t.co/YVNTPEZh4a #UltraProcessedFood #Diet #Cancer #CVD #nutrition #sugar

May 10, 2024 · 453 followers View post →
Ash Paul
@pash22 · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study https://t.co/JGMu15qUan via @MingyangSong3 et al

May 10, 2024 · 1 like · 32,250 followers View post →
Carryl Baldwin
@CarrylBaldwin · X

We know this, can’t we at least keep the crap out of our schools? Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study https://t.co/a4PpRQYucH

May 10, 2024 · 130 followers View post →
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@jreuben1 · X

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May 10, 2024 · 1,952 followers View post →
Antonio J Vallecillo, PhD
@Vallecillo_AJ · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: Population based cohort study. https://t.co/1EJOG2gkhe

May 10, 2024 · 530 followers View post →
TICR
@TICR4 · X

Processed meat and sugary drinks both linked to higher mortality. Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study https://t.co/52zKOn1hsm

May 9, 2024 · 305 followers View post →
Lucia Ruggiero EALR
@luciaruggiero · X

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May 9, 2024 · 2 shares · 1,027 followers View post →
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@CofHEQ · X

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May 9, 2024 · 2 shares · 1,094 followers View post →
Lucia Ruggiero
@lruggiero.bsky.social · Bluesky

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Jorge Benavides
@backwingedangel · X

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May 9, 2024 · 1 like · 43 followers View post →
Dr Jouni Laurila
@drjounilaurila · X

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May 9, 2024 · 594 followers View post →
Talia Wegman MD, PhD
@taliawegman · X

RT @drdaviperezmeza: Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort s…

May 9, 2024 · 1 share · 13,369 followers View post →
Lt Col Ret MD David Perez-Meza FISHRS ABHRS
@drdaviperezmeza · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study | The BMJ https://t.co/TrH5XPldHT

May 9, 2024 · 1 like · 1 share · 860 followers View post →
Global Health Observ
@GlobalPHObserv · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study | The BMJ https://t.co/QsqeL8PWSq

May 9, 2024 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 6,544 followers View post →
maggie
@maggietarpley · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study https://t.co/SH5q8ow6CH

May 9, 2024 · 358 followers View post →
Natalia Kovtun
@NataliaKovtun6 · X

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May 9, 2024 · 41 followers View post →
Sergey Minaev
@sminaev2015 · X

Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study | The BMJ https://t.co/NvMrpsh7VZ

May 9, 2024 · 3 likes · 31,438 followers View post →