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media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image__metadata media__metadata\">\n<div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"image__caption attribution\">    <span data-editable=\"metaCaption\" class=\"inline-placeholder\">Close-up of a woman eating a donut with pink glaze.<\/span>  <\/div><figcaption class=\"image__credit\">Igor Barilo\/iStockphoto\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"related-content__headline\">        <span class=\"related-content__headline-text\" data-editable=\"content.headline\">Eating more ultraprocessed food ups the risk of premature death, study finds<\/span>      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb000u356mf2pmwpfc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cOur research shows that eating too much processed food, like sugary sodas and packaged snacks, might be speeding up early signs of Parkinson\u2019s disease,\u201d said senior study author Dr. Xiang Gao, a distinguished professor and dean of the Institute of Nutrition at Fudan University in Shanghai, China, in a statement.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb000v356md88z5qpf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            This latest study is part of the \u201cgrowing evidence that diet might influence the development of Parkinson\u2019s disease,\u201d Gao said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb000w356mwpwkw6g5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            While the study found that people who ate more ultraprocessed foods tended to report more early symptoms, it did not find a direct increase in the risk of Parkinson\u2019s disease itself, said Dr. Daniel van Wamelen, a clinical senior lecturer in neuroscience at King\u2019s College London. He was not involved in the new research.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb000x356mrm1j8rac@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cThe study did not track whether participants were diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s later on,\u201d van Wamelen said in a statement. \u201cThat said, having more of these symptoms suggests a higher risk over time.\u201d    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subheader inline-placeholder subheader-elevate vossi-subheader vossi-subheader--size-h2\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cmae7kjxj0020356moddd7a3h@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" id=\"brain-health-begins-at-the-dinner-table\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">        Brain health begins \u2018at the dinner table\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb000z356m9wdfp3mm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The study analyzed years of health and diet data on nearly 43,000 participants of the Nurses\u2019 Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, two studies in the United States that have been gathering information on health behaviors for decades. The average age of people in the study was 48, and none had Parkinson\u2019s disease at the beginning of the study. All self-reported what they ate every few years \u2014 a limitation of the new research as participants may not have remembered their food intake accurately.    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/related-content\/instances\/cmae7j9bn001x356mp1wagb5x@published\" data-component-name=\"related-content\" class=\"related-content-elevate related-content--article\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<header class=\"related-content__title related-content__title-text\" data-editable=\"content.title\">Related article<\/header>\n<section class=\"related-content__body\">\n<div class=\"related-content__image image__related-content\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/clz8b6i5n000hptnj8p4p9m9o@published\" class=\"image-elevate image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"GettyImages-2124994472.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6664864864864865\" data-original-height=\"1233\" data-original-width=\"1850\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2124994472.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--show-credits&quot;: 525}\">       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2124994472.jpg?c=1x1&amp;q=h_479,w_479,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2124994472.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_270,w_480,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2124994472.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_540,w_960,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2124994472.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2124994472.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/picture>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"image__metadata-container media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image__metadata media__metadata\">\n<div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"image__caption attribution\">    <span data-editable=\"metaCaption\" class=\"inline-placeholder\">cold antipasto cuts deli meats cold appetizer party meat board<\/span>  <\/div><figcaption class=\"image__credit\">Olha_Afanasieva\/iStockphoto\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"related-content__headline\">        <span class=\"related-content__headline-text\" data-editable=\"content.headline\">Cut your risk of dementia by 20% with this dietary change<\/span>      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb0011356mqsr4vrni@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Ultraprocessed foods measured by the study included artificially or sugar-sweetened beverages; condiments, sauces and spreads; packaged sweets snacks or desserts; yogurt or dairy-based desserts; breads and cereals; and packaged savory snacks.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb0012356mvlf6usz8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The study found a link between early signs of Parkinson\u2019s disease and all types of ultraprocessed foods except breads and cereals \u2014 a finding that indicates an underlying feature among most classes of ultraprocessed foods that may explain the results, the study said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb0013356mcev9hvet@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            One reason could be ultraprocessed foods typically have less dietary fiber, protein and micronutrients \u2014 but do have added sugar, salt, and saturated or trans fats, the study said. Ultraprocessed foods also may impact the balance of flora in the gut, while additives may increase inflammation, free radicals and neuron death, the study said.    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmae7fx5y001t356mctcfmnd1@published\" class=\"image_large-elevate image_large__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"GettyImages-1283485467.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image_large--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image_large--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image_large--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6665\" data-original-height=\"1333\" data-original-width=\"2000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1283485467.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image_large--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image_large--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image_large--show-credits&quot;: 525}\">       <picture class=\"image_large__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"679\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1283485467.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_679,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"967\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1283485467.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_967,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1283485467.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1283485467.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1283485467.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/picture>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"image_large__metadata-container media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image_large__metadata media__metadata\">\n<div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"image_large__caption attribution\">    <span data-editable=\"metaCaption\" class=\"inline-placeholder\">The hot dog is one serving of ultraprocessed food, and the bun made of refined grains is another.<\/span>  <\/div><figcaption class=\"image_large__credit\">Chan2545\/iStockphoto\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb0016356m292yodhu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cWith a sample size exceeding 42,800 participants and a long follow-up period up to 26 years, this study stands out not only for its power but also for its methodological rigor,\u201d wrote the authors of a corresponding editorial published with the study.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb0017356mhftuboh9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The editorial was coauthored by Dr. Nikolaos Scarmeas, an associate professor of clinical neurology at Columbia University in New York City, and dietitian Maria Maraki, an assistant professor of sports medicine and exercise biology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Neither were involved in the new research.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb0018356mtooeevm0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cThe prevention of neurodegenerative diseases may begin at the dinner table,\u201d they wrote. \u201cExcessive UPF consumption not only is a risk factor for metabolic diseases but may also accelerate neurodegenerative processes and associated symptoms.\u201d    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subheader inline-placeholder subheader-elevate vossi-subheader vossi-subheader--size-h2\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cmae7f05y001q356mqgglng51@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" id=\"early-symptoms-appear-years-before-motor-function-declines\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">        Early symptoms appear years before motor function declines<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb001a356mkqnp29fd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            In the new study, published Wednesday in the journal Neurology, researchers looked at the prodromal stage of Parkinson\u2019s disease \u2014 early signals that appear years to decades before the tremors, stiff muscles, slow gait and changes in posture that are hallmark symptoms of Parkinson\u2019s.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb001b356mv51kf727@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Body pain, constipation, signs of depression, changes in the ability to smell or see colors, and excessive daytime sleepiness can all be early signs of Parkinson\u2019s disease, according to the Parkinson\u2019s Foundation.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb001c356mbsrpturz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            An extremely unusual sleep disorder, in which people can move during REM, or the rapid eye movement stage of sleep, is also a key early sign, according to research. The body is typically paralyzed during REM sleep so it cannot get up and act out any dreams.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb001d356me2fbayih@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The study found that people who ate about 11 servings a day of ultraprocessed food \u2014 compared to people who only ate three \u2014 had a 2.5-fold greater likelihood of exhibiting three or more of the early signs of Parkinson\u2019s.    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/related-content\/instances\/cmae7cbng001k356m9ddu513k@published\" data-component-name=\"related-content\" class=\"related-content-elevate related-content--article\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<header class=\"related-content__title related-content__title-text\" data-editable=\"content.title\">Related article<\/header>\n<section class=\"related-content__body\">\n<div class=\"related-content__image image__related-content\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/clx2az8r2000n83nm3c4574xx@published\" class=\"image-elevate image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"RBD_1.png\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/rbd-1.png?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--show-credits&quot;: 525}\">       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/rbd-1.png?c=1x1&amp;q=h_479,w_479,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/rbd-1.png?c=16x9&amp;q=h_270,w_480,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/rbd-1.png?c=16x9&amp;q=h_540,w_960,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/rbd-1.png?c=16x9&amp;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/rbd-1.png?c=16x9&amp;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/picture>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"image__metadata-container media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image__metadata media__metadata\">\n<div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"image__caption attribution\">    <span data-editable=\"metaCaption\" class=\"inline-placeholder\"><\/span>  <\/div><figcaption class=\"image__credit\">Photo Illustration by Leah Abucayan\/CNN\/Getty\/AdobeStock<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"related-content__headline\">        <span class=\"related-content__headline-text\" data-editable=\"content.headline\">He was the first person to be diagnosed with a new sleep disorder. It led to a scientific breakthrough<\/span>      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb001f356mq7os1qlv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            In addition, eating more ultraprocessed foods was tied to an increased risk for nearly all symptoms except constipation, according to the study. This finding held true even after researchers accounted for other factors, such as age, physical activity and smoking, that might impact the results.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb001g356ma5dwhg55@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cParkinson\u2019s is an incurable disease,\u201d Gao said in an email. \u201cIn our previous study based on the same populations used for the current analysis, we found that a healthy dietary pattern and physical activity could slow the disease progression.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmae7bugb001h356m356l9jq3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cChoosing to eat fewer processed foods and more whole, nutritious foods could be a good strategy for maintaining brain health.\u201d    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food &amp; health See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! 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