{"id":233325,"date":"2026-06-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/uncategorized\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T00:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T04:28:45","slug":"how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/","title":{"rendered":"How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Made Matters as Much as What&#8217;s in Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emerging research suggests that the health risks of ultra-processed foods may extend beyond their sugar, sodium, and fat content. Researchers found that the industrial processing methods used to manufacture these foods may independently contribute to chronic health conditions, including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>Seg\u00fan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/our-team\/dr-jonathan-jennings\/\">Dr. Jonathan Jennings<\/a>, &#8220;Ultra-processed foods are clearly a major contributor to some of the most difficult chronic diseases to manage, such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. I believe educating people as much as possible about the potential dangers of overconsumption of these foods and affordable alternatives is one of the most effective strategies.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health-news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters#Health-effects-of-ultra-processed-foods\">Lee el art\u00edculo completo aqu\u00ed.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/book-an-appointment\/\">Would you like to schedule an appointment with Dr. Jennings?<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emerging research suggests that the health risks of ultra-processed foods may extend beyond their sugar, sodium, and fat content. Researchers found that the industrial processing methods used to manufacture these foods may independently contribute to chronic health conditions, including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome. According to Dr. Jonathan Jennings, &#8220;Ultra-processed foods are clearly a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":233346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[455,457],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-233325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-media"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Made Matters as Much as What&#039;s in Them<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New research suggests ultra-processed foods may harm your health because of how they&#039;re made\u2014not just what&#039;s in them. Dr. Jonathan Jennings explains why.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Made Matters as Much as What&#039;s in Them\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New research suggests ultra-processed foods may harm your health because of how they&#039;re made\u2014not just what&#039;s in them. Dr. Jonathan Jennings explains why.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Medical Offices of Manhattan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-15T04:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-27T04:28:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dr.jennings-healthline-11.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"alex@tidalhealthgroup.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"alex@tidalhealthgroup.com\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minuto\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"alex@tidalhealthgroup.com\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#\/schema\/person\/35dbc317d199655b68747006771c0590\"},\"headline\":\"How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Made Matters as Much as What&#8217;s in Them\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-15T04:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-27T04:28:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/\"},\"wordCount\":128,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dr.jennings-healthline-11.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\",\"Media\"],\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/\",\"name\":\"How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Made Matters as Much as What's in Them\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dr.jennings-healthline-11.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-15T04:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-27T04:28:45+00:00\",\"description\":\"New research suggests ultra-processed foods may harm your health because of how they're made\u2014not just what's in them. Dr. Jonathan Jennings explains why.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dr.jennings-healthline-11.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dr.jennings-healthline-11.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Made Matters as Much as What&#8217;s in Them\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/\",\"name\":\"Medical Offices of Manhattan\",\"description\":\"Award-Winning Primary Care Physicians\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Medical Offices of Manhattan\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Medical-Offices-of-Manhattan-Logo-White.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Medical-Offices-of-Manhattan-Logo-White.png\",\"width\":1794,\"height\":496,\"caption\":\"Medical Offices of Manhattan\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#\/schema\/person\/35dbc317d199655b68747006771c0590\",\"name\":\"alex@tidalhealthgroup.com\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5f7bc988eeaf92302e1d36e5600984c261cdd8aff056f3e6f564ef2ccc14369b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5f7bc988eeaf92302e1d36e5600984c261cdd8aff056f3e6f564ef2ccc14369b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"alex@tidalhealthgroup.com\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/author\/alextidalhealthgroup-com\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Made Matters as Much as What's in Them","description":"New research suggests ultra-processed foods may harm your health because of how they're made\u2014not just what's in them. Dr. Jonathan Jennings explains why.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/","og_locale":"es_ES","og_type":"article","og_title":"How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Made Matters as Much as What's in Them","og_description":"New research suggests ultra-processed foods may harm your health because of how they're made\u2014not just what's in them. Dr. Jonathan Jennings explains why.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/","og_site_name":"Medical Offices of Manhattan","article_published_time":"2026-06-15T04:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-27T04:28:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dr.jennings-healthline-11.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"alex@tidalhealthgroup.com","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"alex@tidalhealthgroup.com","Est. reading time":"1 minuto"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/"},"author":{"name":"alex@tidalhealthgroup.com","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#\/schema\/person\/35dbc317d199655b68747006771c0590"},"headline":"How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Made Matters as Much as What&#8217;s in Them","datePublished":"2026-06-15T04:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-27T04:28:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/"},"wordCount":128,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dr.jennings-healthline-11.png","articleSection":["News","Media"],"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/","url":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/","name":"How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Made Matters as Much as What's in Them","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dr.jennings-healthline-11.png","datePublished":"2026-06-15T04:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-27T04:28:45+00:00","description":"New research suggests ultra-processed foods may harm your health because of how they're made\u2014not just what's in them. Dr. Jonathan Jennings explains why.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dr.jennings-healthline-11.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dr.jennings-healthline-11.png","width":1200,"height":800},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/news\/how-ultra-processed-foods-are-made-matters-as-much-as-whats-in-them\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Made Matters as Much as What&#8217;s in Them"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/","name":"Consultorios M\u00e9dicos de Manhattan","description":"M\u00e9dicos de atenci\u00f3n primaria galardonados","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#organization","name":"Consultorios M\u00e9dicos de Manhattan","url":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Medical-Offices-of-Manhattan-Logo-White.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Medical-Offices-of-Manhattan-Logo-White.png","width":1794,"height":496,"caption":"Medical Offices of Manhattan"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#\/schema\/person\/35dbc317d199655b68747006771c0590","name":"alex@tidalhealthgroup.com","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5f7bc988eeaf92302e1d36e5600984c261cdd8aff056f3e6f564ef2ccc14369b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5f7bc988eeaf92302e1d36e5600984c261cdd8aff056f3e6f564ef2ccc14369b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"alex@tidalhealthgroup.com"},"url":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/author\/alextidalhealthgroup-com\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233325"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233347,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233325\/revisions\/233347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalofficesofmanhattan.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233325"}],"curies":[{"name":"\u00a1Bien jugado!","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}