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Ultra-processed foods may be stealing your focus even if you eat healthy

Ultra-processed foods may be stealing your focus even if you eat healthy - Date: - June 9, 2026 - Source: - Monash University - Summary: - A study of more than 2,100 adults found that eating more ultra-processed foods was linked to poorer attention and slower mental processing, even among people with otherwise healthy diets. Researchers also found higher consumption was associated with increased dementia risk factors, raising concerns about the hidden cognitive costs of heavily processed...