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  1. "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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  2. "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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  3. "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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  4. "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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  5. "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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  6. "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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  7. "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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  8. "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
    /2

  9. "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
    /2

  10. "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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  11. "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
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    throughline.news/p/the-lesson-

  12. "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
    /1

    throughline.news/p/the-lesson-

  13. ⚠️ “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...

    Ultra-processed foods should b...

  14. of one or more conditions.
    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

  15. 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

  16. #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 ⬇️

    spkl.io/63327AduhR

    @thelancet.com

    bsky.app/profile/thelancet.com

  17. Ultra-Processed Foods Affect Every Major Organ System in Your Body and Rewire Your Biology

    Image credits: Ishaq Robin. Three studies published in one of the most respected medical journals paint a vivid…
    #NewsBeep #News #Nutrition #Additives #CA #Canada #CarlosMonteiro #foodindustry #foodpolicy #Health #Lancetstudy #Novaclassification #obesity #processedfoods #ultraprocessedfoods #UPFs
    newsbeep.com/ca/300890/

  18. Ultra-Processed Foods Affect Every Major Organ System in Your Body and Rewire Your Biology

    Image credits: Ishaq Robin. Three studies published in one of the most respected medical journals paint a vivid…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #additives #CarlosMonteiro #foodindustry #foodpolicy #lancetstudy #Novaclassification #Obesity #processedfoods #ultraprocessedfoods #UPFs
    newsbeep.com/us/306198/

  19. (2/2) … with processed #meat having the strongest link to #diabetes. The consumption of processed #meats should be strongly discouraged: doi.org/10.1007/s106... #UPFs #NOVA #nutrition

    Are all ultra-processed foods ...

  20. (2/2) … with processed #meat having the strongest link to #diabetes. The consumption of processed #meats should be strongly discouraged: doi.org/10.1007/s106... #UPFs #NOVA #nutrition

    Are all ultra-processed foods ...

  21. Not All Ultra-Processed Foods Are Bad for You—These 8 Are Actually Healthy

    Key Takeaways Ultra-processed foods dominate the U.S. diet and raise heart disease risk, but some—like whole-grain cereals or…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Nutrition #AmericanHeartAssociation #cannedfruit #Derocha #GraceDerocha #Health #heartdisease #processedfoods #processedmeats #sparklingwater #UPF #UPFs
    newsbeep.com/us/81101/

  22. (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...

  23. 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 buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/a

    #nutrition #newsletter #UPFs

  24. 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: doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.7003 #NOVA #nutrition #diets #milk #meat

  25. 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:
    + eufic.org/en/food-production/a
    + eufic.org/en/food-production/a