Ultra-processed foods linked to worse muscle health in new study

Summary: Ultra-processed foods like packaged snacks and sugary treats might be doing hidden damage to your body. A new study looked at MRI scans of over 600 adults around age 60. Researchers found that eating more ultra-processed foods is linked to extra fat building up deep inside your thigh muscles. This happens no matter how many total calories you eat! Having fatty thigh muscles can make them weaker, which might speed up joint problems like knee osteoarthritis. Doctors say this is just one more big reason to skip the highly processed snacks and choose whole foods instead.

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