Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are a major source of added sugars in the diet. A
robust body of evidence has linked habitual intake of SSBs with weight gain and a higher …

Multiple factors combined are currently recognized as contributors to cognitive decline. The
main independent risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia is advanced age …

The global burden of diet-attributable type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not well established. This risk
assessment model estimated T2D incidence among adults attributable to direct and body …

Background: The optimal intake levels of fruit and vegetables for maintaining long-term
health are uncertain. Methods: We followed 66 719 women from the Nurses' Health Study …

Background Consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) plays a potential role in the
development of obesity and other diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), but no …

The gut microbiome plays an important role in human health and influences the
development of chronic diseases ranging from metabolic disease to gastrointestinal …

Flavonoids comprise a large group of structurally diverse polyphenolic compounds of plant
origin and are abundantly found in human diet such as fruits, vegetables, grains, tea, dairy …

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health and other government agencies, brings together in a single document the …

Ultra-processed foods are industrially manufactured ready-to-eat or ready-to-heat
formulations containing food additives and little or no whole foods, in contrast to processed …

The American Heart Association requests that this document be cited as follows: Arnett DK,
Blumenthal RS, Albert MA, Buroker AB, Goldberger ZD, Hahn EJ, Himmelfarb CD, Khera A …