We are thrilled to announce that our recent study, “Ultra-processed food con­sump­tion affects struc­tur­al integri­ty of feed­ing-relat­ed brain regions inde­pen­dent of and via adi­pos­i­ty,” pub­lished on April 8th in npj Metab­o­lism Health and Dis­ease, has received exten­sive media cov­er­age across mul­ti­ple inter­na­tion­al outlets.

The study explores the impact of ultra-processed food con­sump­tion on brain struc­ture and reveals impor­tant asso­ci­a­tions between high con­sump­tion of ultra-processed foods brain and metab­o­lism. This research has sparked sig­nif­i­cant inter­est and dis­cus­sion in the sci­en­tif­ic com­mu­ni­ty and beyond.

Our find­ings have been high­light­ed by sev­er­al promi­nent news out­lets and blogs in Fin­land, Ger­many, Eng­lish-speak­ing coun­tries, Span­ish-speak­ing regions, Greece, and French Cana­da. Notably, Helsin­gin Sanomat con­duct­ed an in-depth inter­view with our own Arsene Kanyamib­wa and lab lead Annette Horstmann to delve deep­er into the impli­ca­tions of our study.

Cov­er­age high­lights include:

• Le Devoir (French Cana­di­an news): Read the article
• Helsin­gin Sanomat: Read the article
• The Finnish Med­ical Jour­nal: Read the article

We are excit­ed about the wide­spread inter­est in our research and its poten­tial to inform pub­lic health dis­cus­sions and dietary guide­lines. We extend our grat­i­tude to all media out­lets for their cov­er­age and to our col­leagues and col­lab­o­ra­tors for their con­tin­ued support.

For more details on our study, please vis­it the full paper here.

Stay tuned for fur­ther updates and insights from our lab as we con­tin­ue to explore the com­plex­i­ties of inges­tive behav­ior and its effects on brain health.