World’s largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeing

It is increasing our risk of a range of chronic diseases, including obesity and depression, a major review says.

World’s largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeing

Ultra-processed foods are a major public health threat that must be urgently addressed, according to a new series of papers authored by 43 global experts in the Lancet medical journal.

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 body and poses a seismic threat to global health, according to the world’s largest review. UPF is also rapidly displacing fresh food in the diets of children and adults on every continent, and is associated with an increased risk of a dozen health conditions, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and depression. Continue reading...

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