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10% more ultra-processed in diet linked 12% more cancers detected.
Ultra-processed includes cakes, chicken nuggets and mass-produced bread.
The more of such foods people ate, the greater their risk of cancer.
On average, 18% of people's diet was ultra-processed.
French study of 105,000 people using food surveys on two days.
The study was published in the British Medical Journal.
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Bruce and John Usher Chair in Public Health, Usher Institute at University of Edinburgh.
Former association of universities and higher education institutions
Specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health
