Biomarkers in Blood and Urine May Reveal Energy Intake from Ultraprocessed Foods, Study Finds

Scientists can detect junk food consumption in blood and urine tests

Blood and urine tests have been found to detect the amount of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) a person eats, according to new research.

How Much Ultraprocessed Food Do You Eat? Blood and Urine Record It

A new study suggests blood and urine samples could provide an objective measure of diets and help unravel their connections to disease

How do ultra-processed foods affect health? Study may have found clues

Discovery of markers in blood and urine could be key step to understanding the impact of ultra-processed foods on the body, say researchers.

Ultraprocessed foods increase risk of dementia, depression and more. Microplastics may be why

The link between a diet high in ultraprocessed foods and poor mental health, as well as cognitive decline, has been well-documented — and a new paper published Tuesday offers a theory about why they are connected.

Markers in Blood and Urine May Reveal How Much Ultraprocessed Food We Are Eating

(MedPage Today) -- Molecules in blood and urine may reveal how much energy a person consumes from ultraprocessed foods, a key step to understanding the impact of the products that make up nearly 60% of the American diet, a new study found. It...

Scientists from the United States proposed a method to analyze the intake of these products. Although the research is at an early stage, they stressed that it could be useful to know the effects of this diet on health.