BETHESDA, Md. — Sam Srisatta, a 20-year-old Florida college student, spent a month living inside a government hospital here last fall, playing video games and allowing scientists to document every morsel of food that went into his mouth.
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Inside the government study trying to understand the health effects of ultraprocessed foods
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College student and research subject Sam Srisatta eats a lunch of chicken nuggets and chips in his room during a study on the health effects of ultraprocessed foods at the National Institutes of Health on Oct. 31 in Bethesda, Md.
Food labeled and prepared for college student and research subject Sam Srisatta sits on a tray in a kitchen during a study on the health effects of ultraprocessed foods at the National Institutes of Health on Oct. 31 in Bethesda, Md.
Clinical research nurse Monica Falcon prepares to draw blood from college student and research subject Sam Srisatta as part of a study on the health effects of ultraprocessed foods.
From left, cook Jeff Tait, nutrition research manager Merel Kozlosky, and research dietitian Sharonne Waters prepare a meal for college student and research subject Sam Srisatta as part of a study on the health effects of ultraprocessed foods.
A salad prepared for research subject Sam Srisatta sits on a tray in a kitchen at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.
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