Ultra-processed foods are increasingly part and parcel of the diet around the world, which is also richer in sugars, fats, and additives.
With each 10% increase, a rise in ultra-processed food consumption has been directly linked with an elevated 16 percent risk of mortality from breast cancer.
Ultra-processed food intake has been associated with several health problems like obesity and type 2 diabetes, known to be cancer risk factors.
More than 200,000 participants study found the link between packed of foods and increased cancer cases including breast cancer.
Though the studies indicate processed food consumption can increase cancer risk, more research is necessary to actually determine causality.
Experts in the field have suggested reducing ultra-processed food intake and increasing whole food intake in an attempt to reduce the cancer risks.