People who consume a lot of ultra-processed foods experience faster rates of biological aging, a recent study has found.

Higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods, such as carbonated drinks, processed meats, and sweet or savory packaged snacks, is associated with accelerated biological aging.

In the course of an informal discussion with Dr. W. R. Aykroyd, director of the Nutrition Laboratories, Coonoor, he suggested that the low biological value might be due to a low content of calcium ...