The warnings about the health risks of eating too many processed foods have been getting louder in recent years.

And the struggle is real for consumers:  our daily diets are inundated with processed food options that are cheaper and easier to make than the single ingredient alternatives.

But there's new research out that might give you pause before you pick up the next breakfast bar ... or slice of salami ... or can of soda.  There is now a link between consumption of processed meats ... like hot dogs and bologna ... and higher risks for dementia.

KNX chief correspondent Charles Feldman talked with Dr. Hussein Yassine, a neurologist at USC's Keck School of Medicine ... he asked if the connection between dementia and processed foods is a new one.

Ultra-processed foods make up, on average, an estimated 58-percent of daily calories consumed by American children and adults. 

The warnings about the health risks of eating too many processed foods have been getting louder in recent years.
And the struggle is real for consumers:  our daily diets are inundated with processed food options that are cheaper and easier to make than the single ingredient alternatives.
But there's new research out that might give you pause before you pick up the next breakfast bar ... or slice of salami ... or can of soda.  There is now a link between consumption of processed meats ... like hot dogs and bologna ... and higher risks for dementia.
KNX chief correspondent Charles Feldman talked with Dr. Hussein Yassine, a neurologist at USC's Keck School of Medicine ... he asked if the connection between dementia and processed foods is a new one.
Ultra-processed foods make up, on average, an estimated 58-percent of daily calories consumed by American children and adults.

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