Research
Molecular
Participants with greater ultraprocessed food intake (≥5 servings per day) are linked to a higher risk of developing IBD, with a hazard ratio of 3.95 compared to those consuming <1 serving per day.
Reducing ultraprocessed food intake may lower the risk of IBD.
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Participants with greater ultraprocessed food intake (≥5 servings per day) were linked to a higher risk of developing IBD compared with those consuming <1 serving per day (HR 3.95, 95% confidence interval 2.74-5.71, Ptrend < 0.0001).
Why this rating
Based on the large cohort size and prospective nature of the study.
Source
Ultraprocessed Grains and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results From the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology Study
Neeraj Narula et al. · The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2025
DOI 10.14309/ajg.0000000000003700
cohort · n=124590Cited 3×
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