A study of 615 adults has revealed that ultra-processed foods leave their mark not on the scale, but within the body's own tissue — fat accumulating inside thigh muscles in ways invisible to ordinary measures of health. Each additional 100 grams consumed daily correlates with rising disease risk, suggesting that harm operates through pathways that bypass weight gain entirely. The finding invites a quieter reckoning: that what we eat may be reshaping us at a cellular level long before any outward sign appears.
Study links ultra-processed foods to muscle damage and disease risk
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