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For the study, researchers looked at more than 30,000 people age 45 or older. They were followed an average of 11 years. Participants filled out questionnaires about what they ate and drank. Researchers determined how much ultra-processed food people ate by calculating the grams per day and comparing it to the grams per day of other foods to create a percentage of their daily diet.
Unprocessed or minimally processed foods include meats such as simple cuts of beef, pork and chicken, and vegetables and fruits.‘You never ever really feel like you’re alone’: Roughly 747,000 Canadians are living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementiaOf the total participants, researchers looked at 14,175 for cognitive decline and 20,243 for stroke. Neither group had a history of cognitive impairment or stroke.
For those in the stroke group, people who had a stroke during the study consumed 25.4 per cent of their diet in ultra-processed foods, compared to 25.1 per cent for those who did not have a stroke.
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