US EditionScientists criticize food manufacturers for massive profits from sales of unhealthy ultraprocessed food
The Lancet Series links ultra-processed foods to obesity, diabetes, and early death, urging coordinated policies to restrict marketing, production, and improve diet quality globally.
- Ultra-Processed foods are linked to overeating, harmful chemicals/additives, and poor nutrition, often containing excess sugar, unhealthy fats, and insufficient fiber and protein.
- With $1.9 trillion in annual global sales, UPFs are the most profitable food sector, according to Lancet researchers, who call for policy action to restrict marketing and implement taxes.
- The rise of UPFs is driven by the industry's economic and political power, including lobbying, infiltrating agencies, and lawsuits, while dietary guidelines should suggest eating fewer UPFs.
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Do supermarkets really make us sick?
I contemplated this piece over a bowl of porridge; not a ready-mix concoction but the raw stuff: porridge oats mixed with milk and water and eaten without any adornment whatsoever. That will win me brownie points among many nutritionists and policymakers because I was not eating an ‘ultra-processed food’ (UPF). I have a gut feeling
Global surge in ultra-processed foods sparks urgent health warning
Ultra-processed foods are rapidly becoming a global dietary staple, and new research links them to worsening health outcomes around the world. Scientists say only bold, coordinated policy action can counter corporate influence and shift food systems toward healthier options.
'Addictive' ultra-processed foods linked to spike in chronic disease, researchers warn
Highly processed foods may harm nearly every major organ system and are linked to a surge in chronic illnesses, according to a new global review.A series of papers published Tuesday in The Lancet found that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are associated with a higher risk of diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and depression."Displacement of long-established dietary patterns by ultra-processed foods is a key driver of the escalating global bur…
A large study shows that ultra-processed food increases the risk of a number of chronic diseases, such as obesity and depression.
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