# International Congress on Obesity

Type: conference

Source: Healthcare Intelligence Brief — https://gethealthbrief.com/entity/international-congress-on-obesity
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## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### UPFs Drive 23–38% of Heart Disease Events, Study Warns
2026-07-16 12:33:04 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 19

A new study quantifies the massive cardiovascular burden of ultra-processed food intake, attributing up to 38% of Canada’s heart attacks and strokes to UPFs. For healthcare systems, this underscores the need for population-level dietary interventions and data-driven prevention strategies.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/upf-heart-disease-burden-healthcare

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