Which food additives are the worst — and most likely to shorten your life

What’s been added to your food could be subtracting from your life.

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) — which often contain high levels of sodium, refined sugars, cholesterol-spiking fats and other lab-based ingredients — are believed to make up over 70% of the US food supply .

A recent study linked exposure to UPFs to 32 poor health outcomes, including a higher risk of cardiovascular disease , cancer , obesity , Type 2 diabetes and even premature death.

Now, a novel study out of Germany has identified the types of food additives in UPFs that can fuel the risk of early death.

A recent study linked exposure to ultra-processed foods to 32 poor health outcomes, including a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, metabolic syndrome, obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver di