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The meals stored in your freezer, the snacks in your desk, and your typical lunch choices might be subtly harming your heart, as highlighted by a significant new study quantifying the risks. Researchers examining long-term heart health discovered that individuals in the US who frequently consume ultra-processed foods have a 67 percent increased likelihood of experiencing heart attacks and strokes. Currently, ultra-processed items account for over 60 percent of the daily caloric intake of the average American. Cardiologists emphasize that the threat comes not only from fats and sugars but also from industrial additives. Here are the foods that medical experts recommend eliminating first.
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00:00The food in your freezer, your desk drawer, and your daily lunch order may be quietly damaging your heart.
00:06And a major new study is putting numbers to the danger.
00:10Researchers tracking long-term cardiovascular health found that Americans who regularly eat ultra-processed foods
00:16face a 67% higher risk of serious heart problems, including heart attacks and stroke.
00:23Ultra-processed foods now make up more than 60% of the calories consumed by the average American every single
00:29day.
00:30Frozen meals, sugary drinks, chips, packaged snacks, fast food.
00:36Cardiologists say the danger isn't just the fat or sugar content.
00:40It's the combination of artificial additives, emulsifiers, and industrial preservatives
00:45that the human body was never designed to process at this volume.
00:49Doctors across the United States are calling for urgent action,
00:53including front-of-package warning labels and limits on additives in school lunches.
00:58Until that happens, the most protective thing you can do is reduce ultra-processed foods,
01:03starting with the meals you eat most often.
01:0667% higher risk from food most Americans eat every single day.
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