Cutting Ultra-Processed Foods: Doctors Advocate Dietary Change to Reduce Cancer Risk
A wave of new research underscores a compelling message for public health: cutting out ultra-processed foods may significantly reduce the risk of developing cancer, according to leading medical professionals. Recent coverage in the UK-based GetSurrey highlighted doctors’ warnings that a single change in our diets—drastically reducing consumption of ultra-processed foods—could be one of the most effective ways to lower the likelihood of cancer onset across the population [source].
This news comes at a crucial juncture for Thai readers, as the adoption of Westernized diets heavy in processed foods accelerates in urban communities. Against a backdrop of rising cancer rates both in Thailand and globally, the public health implications of dietary choices have never been more relevant.