UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have more in common with cigarettes than with fruit or vegetable…
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My week avoiding ultra-processed foods: ‘Why is it this hard?’ ⊖⊖
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Ultra-processed foods have been linked to various health issues, but are a ubiquitous part of the modern western diet. Can Emma Joyce avoid them for a whole week?
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81 days ago
Parents and young people: share your concerns about ultra-processed foods (UPFs) ⊕⊕
We’re particularly interested in hearing from parents in low- and middle-income countries where the rise in childhood obesity is steepest
This month, the Lancet published the world’s largest review on…
85 days ago
‘One bite and he was hooked’: from Kenya to Nepal, how parents are battling ultra-processed foods ⊖⊖
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Five families around the world share their struggles to keep their children away from UPFs
Parents and young people: share your concerns about ultra-processed foods (UPFs)
The scourge of ultra-processe…
87 days ago
San Francisco to sue food giants over ultra-processed products ⊕
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City argues corporations profit while communities bear the cost of diseases linked to ultra-processed foods
San Francisco will file on Tuesday the nation’s first government lawsuit against food manufa…
3 months ago
Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds ⊖⊖
World’s largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeing
Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major organ system of the human bo…
Ultra-processed foods may help explain rising bowel cancer in under-50s, study suggests ⊖
Research among women finds those who eat more UPFs have greater risk of early onset of polyp that can lead to cancer
Women under 50 who have a diet high in ultra-processed foods (UPFs) stand a greater…
5 months ago
‘Bipartisan, common sense, science-based’: California leads the way in banning ultra-processed school meals ○
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Experts hope that a ‘California effect’ will push other states to ban UPFs, similar to its law against six synthetic food dyes
California has long led the way on school meals. In 2022, it became the f…
I gave in to every craving, scoffed UPFs and was addicted to treats, says DR JEN UNWIN. Then I learned the simple tricks that really do work - and haven't eaten sugar in a decade. This is what your doctor should be telling you ○
Recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, 62-year-old Joan has lost count of the number of diets she's tried and failed to stick to.
6 months ago
Ultra-processed baby foods are 'setting children up for a life of obesity' ○
Around one in three (31 per cent) ready-made products aimed at babies or toddlers were classified as ultra-processed (UPFs), according to University of Leeds researchers.