I don't doubt that there's a link between highly-processed junk food and increased risk of chronic disease. But the way we are defining UPFs threatens to bake an awful lot of privilege into our food policy.
Sources:
Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses (British Medical Journal)
Related listening:
A provocative new study on ultra-processed foods (Nutrition Diva Ep . #735)
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