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Experts: Ultra-processed foods drive 'chronic disease pandemic'

NAMPA / DPA
2025-11-19
London (PA Media/dpa) - Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are a leading cause of the "chronic disease pandemic" linked to diet, with food firms putting profit above all else, global experts have warned. Writing in The Lancet medical journal, 43 scientists and researchers joined forces to argue that UPFs are "displacing" fresh foods and meals, worsening diet quality, and are linked to multiple chronic diseases. They said: "The key driver of the global......
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