The researchers warned that ultra -fine foods have continued to imprint on the elderly, especially women, especially women, and to connect the addictive eating habits badly and mental health.
study: Early treated addiction treated by the national representative samples of the elderly in the United States. Image Credit: Nina Firsova/SHUTTERSTOCK.com
UPFs (UPFs) have spread around the world, accounting for a significant portion of the US food market. This food often contributes 60%of the energy intake of American adults made of hyper rewards. Recent study addiction Among the elderly in the United States, we investigate the prevalence of UPF addiction and related health results.
introduction
In the United States, in the 1970s, the spread of UPFS began with the diversification of tobacco companies developing and selling these products. UPFs are generally industrial -produced industrial foods with limited refined carbohydrates and added fats. It is also designed to receive high rewards through additional flavors, textures and delicious components, which can contribute to intake patterns such as addictive.
These foods can activate brain reward paths in a similar way to other addictive substances. The results include that they cannot stop using these foods, despite or knowing or knowing compulsive and uncontrollable meals, intense craving, and harmful effects.
These UPF consumption patterns are suitable for the recognized criteria for drug use disorders or diagnosis of addiction. In previous studies, the prevalence of adults was estimated to be 14%similar to alcohol and smoking. In this study of the elderly, the ratio was 12%.
Those who are addicted to UPF have a lot of UPF but have a healthy diet with fruits and vegetables. It also tends to be obesity or overweight and has a high risk of relevant status. Previous research also linked UPF addiction with mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and traumatic stress disorders.
During the UPFS entering the market, today’s adults grew up and grew up between 50 and 64 years of age and actively promoted. Adolescent and early adult life is characterized by impulsive and emotional behavior, and creates an ideal environment for addiction due to the urge to experience compensation. Early exposure to UPFs may have played an important role in forming food habits of children in the 1960s and 1970s.
The effects of lifelong meal habits often appear as they age. The tobacco company has sold its own food industry, but the impact of decades of UPF marketing remains.
There are only one preliminary study of the elderly’s UPF addiction based on many female nurses samples. This was more likely to have strong statistical associations (up to 18 times higher bypass), high-blooded levels and depression in women aged 62-88 years old. There was no mention of social isolation despite the increase in prevalence among the elderly and the role of addiction and mental illness.
Unlike previous studies, which focused mainly in early adulthood and middle-aged, the current study surveyed adults of 50-80 years, a child or young man, during the important period of actively introduced by UPF to take over the market. It included 2,038 people (mostly white) (about 70%) with average age ~ 64.
This study was conducted in July 2022 through telephone and online surveys. The investigator used the National Polls on the Michigan University to evaluate the UPF addiction of at least 50 -year -old adults using NPHA. The presence of poisoning was measured using modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0.
Research results
About 12%of the survey participants met the UPF addiction criteria. Women showed 17% UPF addiction rate and 7.5% of men. Surprisingly, 21%of women aged 50-64 were addicted to 12%and 12%of women aged 65-80.
Women with an annual income of less than $ 30,000 were more likely to have UPF addiction than wealthy women, but this pattern was not visible to men. This figure is probably higher than the initial research due to more accurate conditions.
Social norms guarantee that most of the addiction behavior is less widespread among women, but this is changing according to the current culture. Unlike other addictions, UPF marketing may not only be equal to both gender, but also for girls and young girls with diet -friendly UPF options such as low -fat cookies and microwave meals. The highly purified carbohydrate content of this food, provided with weight loss AIDS, has contributed to addictive potential. UPF’s dominance in the food market continues to threaten today’s growing girls.
UPF poisoning among adults aged 50-64 is generally as widespread as alcoholism or tobacco addiction of the elderly (about 1.5% and 4%, respectively). All addictions were less common among adults aged 65-80. This can reflect the habits of a young cohort grew up in the UPF boom.
On the contrary, the old lower groups were in their 20s and 30s. There are much less addiction when people are first exposed to materials after 25 years. This discovery suggests the necessity of identifying important developmental windows when you need to avoid UPF exposure.
In 50-64, Cohort is the first US cohort to live most of the lives surrounded by a food environment that provides UPFs. This suggests the amazing possibilities that future generations will have a much higher risk of UPF addiction.
The researchers have investigated other predictors about the connection with UPF addiction. They have increased UPF addictions nearly 20 times among men in the overweight and are 11 times among women in the overweight, similar to the previous discovery of nurses.
Men and women with poor health were two to three times more likely to be addicted to the UPF. However, this study only measured self -evaluation health and needs additional tasks to reveal what certain medical conditions can be connected. Mental health has increased the risk of UPF addiction by three to four times, and social isolation has become another powerful predictor. Since the research design is cross -sectional area, the direction of this association is not yet confirmed.
conclusion
This is the first national representative study that shows the extensive prevalence of UPF addiction among the elderly. UPF addiction is associated with poor mental, physical health and social isolation.
More than one out of five women aged 50-64 met the addiction criteria. These individuals may have been the subject of active UPF marketing of teenagers and early adults. Additional studies should investigate these associations to form future public health and food policies.
