Medical studies link diet and cannabis use to health risks

The provided articles discuss two distinct medical studies. One study conducted by researchers at Florida Atlantic University and published in The American Journal of Medicine links high consumption of ultra-processed foods to an increased risk of prostate cancer in men. Analyzing data from over 17,000 men via the NHANES survey, researchers found that men in the highest consumption groups faced a risk up to 30% higher than those with the lowest intake.

A separate meta-analysis from the University of New South Wales, published in Biological Psychiatry, connects cannabis use to an earlier onset of psychosis. Examining 149 studies involving over 71,000 people, researchers found that cannabis users developed psychotic symptoms an average of 1.6 to 2.5 years earlier than non-users, with the gap widening significantly in older age groups.