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Ultra-Processed Food Consumption (UPF) and Metabolomic Biomarker Score of UPF Consumption With Frailty Trajectory and Mortality in Older Adults

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the association of UPF consumption, assessed using nova classification on data from food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) or metabolomic biomarkers, and the trajectory of frailty and risk of all-cause mortality in participants of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA).

Source: Current Developments in Nutrition

DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2026.108930

Authors: Toshiko Tanaka, Yichen Jin, Xin Li, Katherine Tucker, Sameera A Talegawkar, Luigi Ferrucci

Institutions: National Institute on Aging, George Washington University, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Language: English

Topic: Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $5,000