Researchers Call for Urgent New Policies to Rein in Ultra-Processed Foods

Researchers call for urgent new policies to rein in ultra-processed foods

Wide consumption of ultra-processed foods is the product of a corporate playbook drawn up by “Big Tobacco” decades ago that is contributing to a rising tide of health problems, according to a collection of papers published Wednesday by the American Journal of Public Health.   The authors argue that urgent policy changes are needed to address consumption of foods tied to chronic disease that trace back to the acquisition of food businesses by lar…

It's time to regulate ultra-processed foods, newly published papers say

The new papers add to evidence that links over-consumption of ultra-processed foods to poor health outcomes, including diabetes and obesity.