The critical need for a robust research agenda on ultra-processed food consumption and cancer risk

PLoS Med. 2024 Nov 19;21(11):e1004482. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004482. eCollection 2024 Nov.

Abstract

Ultra-processed food consumption has increased worldwide, but associations with cancer risk remain unclear and potential underlying mechanisms are speculative. A robust, multidisciplinary, research agenda is needed to address current research limitations and gaps.

MeSH terms

  • Fast Foods* / adverse effects
  • Food Handling
  • Food, Processed
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms* / epidemiology
  • Neoplasms* / etiology
  • Neoplasms* / prevention & control
  • Risk Factors

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.