High sugar and processed foods dietary pattern

High sugar and processed foods dietary pattern has been studied in 1 paper since 2026: 1 observational study in people; 1 in the past year. The newest story, Nov 12, 2026: “Food patterns predicted disease risk beyond diet quality scores”.

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1 paper studies it2 findingsUpdated Nov 12, 2026

1 new paper in 30 daysSee all 1 papers on high sugar and processed foods dietary pattern

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The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 1 lab.

“a high sugar and processed foods factor was adversely associated with T2D (HR 1.19; 95% CI 1.11-1.27) and CKD (HR 1.15; 1.07-1.23)”

Food-level dietary factors reveal cardiometabolic risk hidden by diet quality scoresmedRxiv2026doi:10.64898/2026.11.10.26367678

None of its findings points the other way.

1 lab

Humans1

What is high sugar and processed foods dietary pattern linked with?

Studies link high sugar and processed foods dietary pattern with 2 measures: chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes.

Chronic kidney disease

upin humans1HR 1.15

1 study

High sugar and processed foods dietary pattern is associated with chronic kidney disease in humans (HR 1.15; 95% CI 1.07–1.23).
“a high sugar and processed foods factor was adversely associated with T2D (HR 1.19; 95% CI 1.11-1.27) and CKD (HR 1.15; 1.07-1.23)”
Humansmedian 9.4 years of follow-upn = 87,162
Food patterns predicted disease risk beyond diet quality scores
medRxivNov 12, 2026Preprint

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medRxivNov 12

Food patterns predicted disease risk beyond diet quality scores

Adding food patterns to diet quality scores correctly reclassified 8–16% more people by disease risk among 87,162 UK Biobank participants.Adding food patterns to diet quality scores correctly reclassified 8–16% more people by disease risk among 87,162 UK Biobank participants.

Preprint: cohort · 87,162 peopleBiomarkers

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