Research published in the American Journal of Public Health details the connection between ultra-processed foods and the tobacco industry when it comes to production, strategy and marketing.
Ultra-processed foods often have added sugar and artificial flavorings, similar to how cigarettes were developed.
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New issue of the American Journal of Public Health focuses on parallels between marketing for cigarettes and UPFs
UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers
From marketing to packaging, companies combine a range of tactics that exploit how consumers think, feel and behave.
A survey finds that ultra-processed foods are a cross-partisan concern. And yet policy has been slow to follow.
Researchers found that people who ate more ultra-processed foods had worse health outcomes, even after accounting for the overall…
UPF consumption has been linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and mental health issues
