{
  "id": 681885,
  "title": "Ultra-processed foods linked to notably higher prostate cancer risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ultra-processed-foods-linked-to-notably-higher-prostate-cancer-risks",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-ultra-foods-linked-notably-higher.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) account for nearly 60% of adults' and 70% of children's energy intake in the United States. These industrially manufactured products—such as soft drinks, packaged cereals and snacks, and processed meats—are made with refined fats, oils, sugars, starches, salts and other additives that can enhance flavor, texture and shelf life while reducing nutritional value.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}