A randomised controlled clinical trial on overweight or obese subjects has assessed ultra and minimally processed food based diets following the UK healthy dietary guidelines (Eatwell). After the 8-week intervention, the participants whatever the group have shown a significant weight loss compared with the baseline value. The weight loss was significantly greater in the minimally processed food group compared with the ultra-processed food group.
Despite increased recognition of obesity as a chronic disease, this disease remains largely under-diagnosed and under-treated. The purpose of this study was
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