{"id":9766,"date":"2026-03-24T17:42:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=9766"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:42:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:42:32","slug":"ultraprocessed-foods-raise-heart-risk-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/ultraprocessed-foods-raise-heart-risk-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultraprocessed Foods Raise Heart Risk (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Ultraprocessed Foods Raise Heart Risk (2026)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Source: TCTMD<\/div>\n<div>Date: March 17, 2026<\/div>\n<div>Link: https:\/\/www.tctmd.com\/news\/ultraprocessed-food-again-linked-higher-cvd-risk-mesa<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Key Findings<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Higher intake \u2192 \u2191 CVD risk (+5% per serving)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Dose\u2013Response<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 High intake \u2192 ~66% higher risk<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Mechanisms<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 \u2191 Refined sugars, sodium, unhealthy fats<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 \u2193 Fiber, micronutrients<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 \u2191 Inflammation, microbiome disruption<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 \u2192 Overeating<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Clinical Implications<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Ultraprocessed food = modifiable CV risk factor<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Diet assessment should be routine and detailed<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfaf Bottom Line<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Food quality matters\u2014not just calories<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Reducing ultraprocessed intake = practical CV prevention<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ultraprocessed Foods Raise Heart Risk (2026) Source: TCTMD Date: March 17, 2026 Link: https:\/\/www.tctmd.com\/news\/ultraprocessed-food-again-linked-higher-cvd-risk-mesa Key Findings \u2022 Higher intake \u2192 \u2191 CVD risk (+5% per serving) Dose\u2013Response \u2022 High intake \u2192 ~66% higher risk Mechanisms \u2022 \u2191 Refined sugars, sodium, unhealthy fats \u2022 \u2193 Fiber, micronutrients \u2022 \u2191 Inflammation, microbiome disruption \u2022 \u2192 Overeating Clinical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9766"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9767,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9766\/revisions\/9767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}