Abstract
The massive consumption of ultra-processed foods in the United States warrants greater public awareness and regulatory changes. Statistics show that the portion of ultra-processed foods in Americans’ diet is high. Multiple factors contribute to this huge intake, including the appealing characteristics of ultra-processed foods and consumers with inadequate nutritional understanding. Public health problems are closely linked with the consumption of ultra-processed food with traceable evidence. To deal with this massive consumption, two options are provided. One is imposing taxes on ultra-processed food producers. The other is to provide formative labeling. Government engagement is critical at this time and more effective actions are required.
Highlights
People in the United States consume far too much ultra-processed food (UPF), which can lead to numerous health hazards, including cancer, dyslipidemia, and Alzheimer’s disease
The current state of affairs in the United States reveals that Americans consume far too much UPF (Welch, 2016)
Huehnergarth’s team (2016) found that UPFs provide over 60% of calories and 90% of excess sugar to Americans’ daily diet
Summary
People in the United States consume far too much ultra-processed food (UPF), which can lead to numerous health hazards, including cancer, dyslipidemia, and Alzheimer’s disease. The human brain is accustomed to obtaining calories from sweet foods, the calorific reward provided by UPFs is insufficient to satisfy the brain. This process works the same way as an addiction, and it can lead to a vicious cycle (Alliance for Natural Health International, 2018). An adjunct professor of nutrition at New York University, states that dyslipidemia will attack people if they consume too much UPFs, which contain a great amount of added sugar, salt, and fat (Miller, 2018). The chance of Alzheimer’s disease is increased (Kandimalla, Thirumala, & Reddy, 2016)
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