TY - JOUR AU1 - Crimarco, Anthony AU2 - Landry, Matthew J. AU3 - Gardner, Christopher D. AB - Purpose of ReviewThe purpose of this review is to provide an update on the available data regarding the associations of Ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption with food intake and possible underlying mechanisms relating UPF consumption to weight gain and co-morbidities.Recent FindingsIn primarily observational studies, UPF consumption is consistently associated with an increased risk for weight gain among adults and children and increased risk for adiposity-related co-morbidities in adults. In a single mechanistic study, consumption of UPFs led to increased energy intake and weight gain relative to whole foods.SummaryUPFs tend to be more energy-dense than nutrient-dense, and UPF consumption is associated with increased adiposity and co-morbidity risk. These data suggest that recommendations to limit UPF consumption may be beneficial to health — though further mechanistic studies are needed. TI - Ultra-processed Foods, Weight Gain, and Co-morbidity Risk JF - Current Obesity Reports DO - 10.1007/s13679-021-00460-y DA - 2022-09-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/ultra-processed-foods-weight-gain-and-co-morbidity-risk-wH7myrw7bV SP - 80 EP - 92 VL - 11 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -