Isocaloric replacement of ultraprocessed foods was associated with greater weight loss in the POUNDS Lost trial.
Qisi YaoCarolina D de AraujoFilippa JuulCatherine M ChampagneGeorge A BrayFrank M SacksMaya K VadivelooPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2024)
Isocaloric substitution of UPFs with NOVA 1 + 2 was associated with marginally greater weight loss under energy restriction. These modest findings support more research exploring the mechanisms linking UPFs with body weight regulation beyond energy intake.