Consumption of ultra-processed foods and cancer risk: results from NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort

Abstract

Objective

To assess the prospective associations between consumption of ultra-processed food and risk of cancer.

Design

Population based cohort study.

Setting and participants

104 980 participants aged at least 18 years (median age 42.8 years) from the French NutriNet-Santé cohort (2009-17). Dietary intakes were collected using repeated 24 hour dietary records, designed to register participants’ usual...