#upfs — Public Fediverse posts
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Official recommendations are to eat less meat and more #plantbased food. Consequently, the market grew also for plant-based UPFs. Despite higher consumption of #UPFs, vegans don't eat unhealthier than others. Authorities should not indiscriminately discourage intake of UPFs: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
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"The fact is we need to stop eating UPFs in any significant amount, just as we need to leave oil in the ground and give up smoking. The more the public realises that, the greater the industry’s need to keep marketing to us and block any government attempts to help us make better choices"
#UPFs #Food #BigFood #ProcessedFood #JunkFood
Why are ultra-processed food firms panicking and suing? Because they know time is running out | Felicity Lawrence | The Guardian
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The NOVA classification of #ultraprocessed food is not rigorous, leading to inconsistent studies. There is also substantial #nutrition heterogeneity: Some #UPFs are linked to harm while others even show benefits. And #NOVA may not account for diverse cultural food traditions: doi.org/10.1017/S136...
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New Paper Alert! Internal company documents trace product development for #Lunchables, a prepackaged meal brand developed at Kraft General Foods while it was owned by the #tobacco giant #PhilipMorris
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308491
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What The Ultra-Processed Foods Debate Still Gets Wrong
Ultra-processed foods under scrutiny gettyConsumers Don’t Eat Classifications. They Eat Diets. Today, the American Journal of Public Health released one of the most comprehensive collections of rese…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Nutrition #Food(Industry) #Healthy #maha #MakeAmericaHealthyAgain #nutrition #publichealth #ultraprocessedfoods #UPFs
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What The Ultra-Processed Foods Debate Still Gets Wrong https://www.diningandcooking.com/2671132/what-the-ultra-processed-foods-debate-still-gets-wrong/ #Food(Industry) #Healthy #maha #MakeAmericaHealthyAgain #nutrition #PublicHealth #UltraProcessedFoods #UPFs
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The common foods that are messing with your ability to focus — even if the rest of your diet is healthy
Here’s something to chew on. Brains require nutrients from a variety of f…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanDiet #attentionspan #BalancedDiet #Cognitivefunction #dementia #foodsthatarehighinfat #healthyfats #Mediterranean #popularfoods #UPFs
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"There is an entire class of hyper-elite who are selling you stuff they know is terrible. The McDonald’s CEO just made it obvious."
#UltraProcessedFood #UPFS #JunkFood #McDonalds #children #AI #SocialMedia #EconomicElites
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"The McDonald’s moment is an informative one, and a good reminder: The very wealthy corporate leaders who sell you things like McDonald’s hamburgers are not eating that stuff themselves The very wealthy tech entrepreneurs who hawk social media apps and AI tools are not giving their own kids unlimited time online."
#UltraProcessedFood #UPFS #JunkFood #McDonalds #children #AI #SocialMedia #EconomicElites
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"It was the bite heard round the world: McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski posted a video to Instagram of him trying his company’s new offering, the Big Arch, an ultra-processed sandwich he aptly described as 'the product.' He was not lovin’ it. The bite was barely a bite — more of a tentative nibble. 'That is so good,' he said — but it did not look so good."
~ Jill Filipovic
#UltraProcessedFood #UPFS #JunkFood #McDonalds #children #AI #SocialMedia #EconomicElites
/1https://www.throughline.news/p/the-lesson-from-the-mcdonalds-ceo
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⚠️ “Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like #cigarettes than #food” – study #UPFs are made to encourage #addiction and consumption and should be regulated like #tobacco, say researchers from Harvard, the University of Michigan and Duke University. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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It calls for urgent, coordinated global policy action to regulate #UPFs, including front-of-package labeling with UPF markers, stricter marketing restrictions—especially for children—taxes on UPFs to fund fresh food subsidies, bans in public institutions, while emphasizing that the responsibility lies less with consumers and more with powerful transnational corporations that drive #UPF production & resist regulation -
A new three-paper series published in #TheLancet by 43 international experts warns that the global rise in ultra-processed foods #UPFs is a major #publichealth threat, driving an escalating burden of chronic diseases & reshaping diets worldwide
The series presents strong evidence linking UPF consumption to overeating, poor diet quality, increased risks of obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression, early death, with 92 out of 104 reviewed studies reporting greater risks -
#Ultra-processed foods – what’s the impact?
In a new #Lancet Series, experts warn a global rise in #UPFs presents a growing #publichealth threat.
Read the evidence & policy recommendations ⬇️
@thelancet.com
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Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn
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(2/3) … while #plantbased alternatives are linked to reduced risk. The question ‘Are all #ultraprocessed foods bad?’ requires a more nuanced answer. The broad categorisation of #UPFs fails to capture important distinctions. The role of UPFs in #foodsecurity, affordability… doi.org/10.1017/S002...
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Breaking news in Eat This Newsletter 278
People lose weight twice as quickly when they eat minimally processed foods than when they eat a nutritionally similar diet of ultra-processed foods. They also have fewer cravings that are easier to control. This is the first study to compare the effects of MPF and UPF on the same individuals.
All that and more in the latest edition at https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/archive/etn-278-eat-well/
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The last Tory government let the Food and Drink Federation successfully lobby to remove guidance from the Department of Health and Social Care to “shift the balance of promotions towards healthier options – such as minimally processed and nutritious food.”
#UKpol #UKpolitics #UltraProcessedFood #UPFs #ProcessedFood #DepartmentOfHealthAndSocialCare #HealthyEating #FoodIndustry #FoodAndDrinkFederation #Nutrition #IndustryLobbying #JunkFood #FoodAndDrink #FoodPromotions #HFSS #NutritionPolicy #SoilAssociation
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Not all #ultraprocessed food (UPF) is linked to adverse #health outcomes, e.g. #plantbased meat & #dairy alternatives can be more beneficial than their animal-based counterparts and help lowering the dietary animal to plant #protein ratio. The concept of #UPFs paints with too broad a brush, is insufficiently nuanced to guide food purchasing decisions, and may distract #consumers from focusing on the importance of nutrient content: https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.70039 #NOVA #nutrition #diets #milk #meat
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I came across these sources only now, but they are helpful in the current hype about #ultra-processed foods, adding a differentiated perspective on whether #UPFs or #NOVA are a useful concept, and on which foods are bad & which not:
+ https://www.eufic.org/en/food-production/article/understanding-food-processing-examples-benefits-and-risks
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(3/x) The concept of #UPFs needlessly casts aspersions on foods that are perfectly fine (like store-brought #whole-grain bread with some added gluten—a better choice than less processed white #bread), while excluding some unhealthy forms of processing that are older: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/391795/ultra-processed-foods-science-vegan-meat-rfk-maha
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(2/x) It’s hard to pin down the definition #UPFs; it’s prone to illogical free association, lumping together Cheetos with healthy fermented #beans. A novel scientific concept should add something new to our #knowledge, without being wrong about a bunch of other things: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/391795/ultra-processed-foods-science-vegan-meat-rfk-maha
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(3/x) There are differences in risk estimates btwn foods categorized as UPFs & #health outcomes—some are linked to beneficial outcomes. Most #UPFs may be bad for health, but specific UPFs can be helpful (unsweetened nut milk, fortified whole grain cereals): https://kcklatt.substack.com/p/the-dgac-dodge-of-upfs #NOVA
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(2/x) Telling people not to eat #UPFs will just have the food industry reformulate their high calorie/sugar/salt foods, but reducing #fortification or taking out a few preservatives (especially if replaced with sugar & salt) isn’t really a #health win: https://kcklatt.substack.com/p/the-dgac-dodge-of-upfs #nutrition
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Dietary guidelines—focus on #diets rich in fruit, #vegetables, nuts, whole grains, #legumes; reduce #salt, #sugar, saturated fat—already cover many foods that classify as #UPFs, and the evidence on links btwn #ultra-processed foods & #obesity are limited… (1/x) https://kcklatt.substack.com/p/the-dgac-dodge-of-upfs
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One for me to watch on iPlayer: Irresistible Why We Can't Stop Eating #ultraprocessedfoods #diet #upfs #bbc #iplayer
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(2/3) Food companies process food without regard for its #nutrition content, focusing instead on getting us to buy as much as possible. The problem with #UPFs is that they drive us to overeat; it’s weight gain, not preservatives, that's the #health risk: https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2024/09/20/ultra-processed-foods-obesity-reasons-overeating/
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Processing is just a tool. As food companies are in the business of selling food, they use it to give us an endless variety of cheap & irresistible food that's readily available, requires no preparation & is advertised relentlessly... (1/3) https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2024/09/20/ultra-processed-foods-obesity-reasons-overeating/ #UPFs #NOVA
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'The Kellanova-Mars deal underscores that 75% of the American diet still remains calorie-dense, craveable UPFs. It will take an enormous effort to change that.' Wow. https://www.forbes.com/sites/errolschweizer/2024/08/18/what-the-mars-kellanova-deal-will-really-cost-consumers/ #foodstudies #UPFs #snackfoods #monopolies #grocery #nutrition #US #diet