June 11, 2026
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Randomized controlled trials may not properly capture ultraprocessed foods’ health effects due to their designs and limitations, experts suggest.In a commentary published in Science, Faidon Magkos, MSc, PhD, a professor of obesity and metabolism at University of Copenhagen in Denmark, and colleagues used five clinical trials in the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark and Japan to
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