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Topic: Ultra-processed Foods

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Why imported diets won’t fix America

Ashlie D. Stevens
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Food scientists on ultra-processed panic

Ashlie D. Stevens
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Building on January 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

RFK Jr.'s plan for ultra-processed foods

Joy Saha
Scoop of protein powder (Getty Images/jorgegonzalez)

Protein powders may contain heavy metals

Joy Saha
Assortment of junk foods (Getty Images/carlosgaw)

Processed foods may worsen psoriasis

Michael La Corte
Assortment of junk foods (Getty Images/carlosgaw)

Processed food linked to T2 diabetes

Michael La Corte
Assortment of junk foods (Getty Images/carlosgaw)

Support for processed food taxes grows

Joy Saha
Group of Sweet and Salty Snacks (Getty Images/LauriPatterson)

Another damning study done on UPFs

Yanaina Chavez-Ugalde, Esther Van Sluijs, Zoi Toumpakari - The Conversation
Unhealthy Food VS Money (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Should ultra-processed food be taxed?

Joy Saha
A woman stands in front of products at the grocery store. (Getty Images/d3sign)

Are ultra-processed foods all that bad?

Joy Saha
Assortment of junk foods (Getty Images/carlosgaw)

How do UPFs affect the immune system?

Samuel J. White, Philippe B. Wilson - The Conversation
Shopper placing groceries in shopping cart (Getty Images/PhotoAlto/James Hardy)

Processed foods: A public health crisis?

Ashlie D. Stevens
Loaf of sliced bread on a chopping board (Getty Images/Elizabeth Fernandez)

Some UPFs aren't all bad

Gary Sacks, Kathryn Backholer, Kathryn Bradbury, Sally Mackay - The Conversation
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The potential harms of UPFs

Pete Wilde - The Conversation
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