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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

RARE PHOTOS: Ultra processed foods may help explain rising bowel cancer in under 50s study suggests | Rare Historical Photos

A woman putting a plate of food into a microwave.
On average the group that ate the most UPF servings a day had a 45% greater risk of having adenomas compared with the group that ate the least. Photograph: Andriy Popov/Alamy

Women under 50 who have a diet high in ultra-processed foods (UPFs) stand a greater risk of having abnormal growths in their bowel that can lead to cancer, research suggests.

Ultra-processed foods are typically defined as industrially produced products that are often ready-to-eat, contain little in the way of whole foods, fibre and vitamins, and are typically high in saturated fat, sugar, salt and food additives.

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