New clues suggest popular foods could be to blame for chronic insomnia, scientists say [Video]

ULTRA-processed foods have gained a bad rap for their links to obesity, diabetes and even cancer.

But new research suggests popular products like ready meals, fizzy drinks and energy bars could also be to blame for sleep issues and chronic insomnia.

UPFs are foods that have been heavily altered from their original state and have have a number of ingredients and additives you wouldn’t use in home cooking.

They typically contain added sugar, salt and fat, as well as chemical additives like sweeteners, emulsifiers and colours, but tend to be low in vitamins and fibre.

Mounting evidence has linked these foods to a higher risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes and bowel cancer, with junk food linked to 32 illnesses in recent research.

Now, researchers from Sorbonne Paris Nord University in Francesay the health effects of UPFs could encroach onto our sleep too, linking ‘junk’ …