Performance Nutrition Digest

Performance Nutrition Digest

Replacing ultraprocessed foods with minimally processed foods may improve body composition 📉

Food quality does matter.

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Tom Coughlin
Oct 15, 2024
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Isocaloric replacement of ultraprocessed foods was associated with greater weight loss in the POUNDS Lost trial

Background

Higher intake of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) is associated with obesity, but does replacing these foods with healthier options improve body composition? 🧐

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