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What are ultra-processed foods and why they matter
Original: Q&A: What are ultra-processed foods?
Ultra-processed foods are industrially manufactured products typically high in sugar, salt, fat and additives, made with little or no whole food. A Q&A explainer outlines what qualifies as ultra-processed, how the classification works, and why these foods are increasingly linked in research to obesity, heart disease and other health problems, as scientists and health agencies debate how to define and regulate them.
Why now: Growing scientific and public concern about the health effects of ultra-processed foods and calls for clearer definitions
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- Q&A: What are ultra-processed foods? · Medical Xpress
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