New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- A new study finds that high consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is associated with a 41% increased risk of lung cancer, including both NSCLC and SCLC subtypes. The large-scale analysis of over 101,000 US adults over 12 years showed the link was independent of smoking and overall diet quality.

Eating a lot of ultra-processed foods-like packaged snacks, sodas, and ready meals-may raise your risk of lung cancer by up to 41%, even if you don't smoke or eat healthy otherwise, the study shows.

The new study published in Thorax reveals that high consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) is linked to a significantly increased risk of lung cancer - including both non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lun...