Effect of a Single Ultra-Processed Meal on Myocardial Endothelial Function Assessed With Positron Emission Tomography

"NOVA (a name, not an acronym) is a food classification system divided into four groups, based on the level of processing.~Group 4 - Ultra-processed foods. They are the ones that use many ingredients including food additives that improve palatability, processed raw materials (hydrogenated fats, modified starches, etc.) and ingredients that are rarely used in home cooking such as soy protein or mechanically separated meat. These foods are mainly of industrial origin and are characterized by a good pleasantness and the fact that they can be stored for a long time."

"NOVA (a name, not an acronym) is a food classification system divided into four groups, based on the level of processing.~Group 1 - Unprocessed or minimally processed foods (fruit, vegetables, eggs, meat, milk, etc.)~Group 2 - Foods processed in the kitchen with the aim of extending their shelf life. In practice, these are ingredients to be used in the kitchen such as fats, aromatic herbs, etc. to be kept in jars or in the refrigerator to be able to use them later.~Group 3 - Processed foods. These are the foods obtained by combining foods of groups 1 and 2 to obtain the many food products for domestic use (bread, jams, etc.) made up of a few ingredients"