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Metabolomic biomarkers of ultraprocessed food intake and their associations with all-cause mortality in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC).

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study looked at 1,226 people with kidney disease to see if eating highly processed foods affects their health. It found that certain blood markers linked to processed food intake were also linked to higher death rates. This is an observational study, so it shows a link, not proof of cause. It suggests diet matters for kidney patients.

Who did this work

Sullivan VK · Chen J · Kim H · Appel LJ · Ricardo A · Rhee EP · Vasan RS · Rincon-Choles H · Lash JP · Pradhan N · Chen J · Rao P

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Nov 2
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42971334/