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Eating ultra-processed foods can "significantly" increase the risk of death in people with diabetes - even if they eat a healthy diet most of the time.
Ultra-processed foods (UPF) typically contain more artificial ingredients than natural ingredients and are made from foods derived from foods, such as fats, starches, added sugars and trans fats.
Processing refers to the addition or alteration of raw ingredients in order to make food safe to eat, increase shelf life, or improve taste.
And a study of more than 1,000 people in Italy with type 2 diabetes found that those who ate UPF for about a tenth of their diet were 60% more likely to die early than those who ate the least.
Eating a lot of ultra-processed foods was also associated with a 2.64-fold increased risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and heart failure.
Study author Dr Licia Iacovello, from IRCCS Neuromed Hospital, said: 'One of the most interesting findings in this study was the increased risk associated with ultra-processed foods that was observed even when participants reported good adherence to the Mediterranean diet.
The researchers analyzed data from 1,066 participants, aged 65 on average, diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
They monitored their health and dietary intake over a 12-year period, through surveys.
The researchers then calculated the proportion of their diet made up of ultra-processed foods.
The results showed that, on average, 7.4% of the participants' diets were fast food. Those who reported consuming the highest levels - at least 10% - had a 60% increased risk of death from any cause, compared to people who consumed the lowest levels of these products (about 4%).
Eating a lot of ultra-processed foods was also associated with a 2.64-fold increased risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and heart failure.
Over an average of 12 years, of the 306 recorded deaths, CVD was responsible for 129.
There is a link between ultra-processed foods in the diet and the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, the researchers said. The more junk food you eat, the higher the risk.
The team warned that the risks of ultra-processed foods still remain, even if the volunteers followed a Mediterranean diet.
Dozens of studies have warned of the dangers of eating too many highly processed foods, which include biscuits, cake, potato chips, ready meals, hot dogs and soft drinks.
Research has indicated that those who eat the most highly processed foods are up to a third more likely to die of cancer, 80% more likely to be depressed and nearly 30% more likely to develop dementia.
And in November, a first-of-its-kind study of mortality rates in Brazil in 2019 found that ultra-processed foods contributed to about 57,000 premature deaths in the country that year, more than 10% of all premature deaths.
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