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Explainer: What exactly are ultra-processed foods?
Original: Q&A: What are ultra-processed foods?
Ultra-processed foods are industrial products made with ingredients rarely found in home kitchens, such as additives, flavourings, emulsifiers and preservatives, and include items like soft drinks, packaged snacks and ready meals. The explainer comes amid growing scientific and public debate about links between diets high in such foods and health problems including obesity, heart disease and diabetes.
Why now: Ongoing research and public health debate about the health effects of ultra-processed foods are keeping the topic in the news.
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