Ultra-Processed Food (UPF) News
The staggering cost of Britain’s food habits
The Guardian - 15-Nov-2024
How unhealthy diets are crippling the nation's health, economy, and future
Read more...Ultra-processed foods like packaged snacks and sugary cereals may speed up ageing
Newsweek - 06-Nov-2024
Foods with high sugar, salt, and processing disrupt metabolism and gut health
Read more...Time to tax ultra-processed foods, says leading health expert
The Guardian - 20-Sep-2024
This would include warning labels and policies to promote healthier foods
Read more...Majority of Britons want new taxes on junk and processed foods
The Guardian - 11-Aug-2024
The taxes could fund healthier food options for low-income families
Read more...Ultra-processed foods: study reveals 32 reasons to say no
Sky News - 29-Feb-2024
Consuming high processed food increases risk of physical & mental health problems
Read more...Ultraprocessed foods linked to higher cancer risk
CNN - 22-Nov-2023
Study links higher ultraprocessed food intake to a 23-24% increased risk of digestive cancers
Read more...Ultra-processed food: A recipe for major cardiovascular events
The Guardian - 27-Aug-2023
UK government discourages consumption due to high heart disease and stroke risk
Read more...Ultra-processed foods effect overall health, may increase risk for cancer
Independent - 01-Feb-2023
Studies also link UPFs with heart disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes besides cancer
Read more...Eating junk food could make you age faster
ScienceAlert - 01-Sep-2020
Study finds link between ultra processed food and shorter telomeres
Read more...Obesity problem must be treated just like smoking, experts voice out
Guardian - 19-Jul-2020
This includes regulating 'junk food' marketing and consumption
Read more...Sharp angles of unhealthy eating
BBC - 03-Sep-2019
This may be an extreme example but it really shows that a good diet helps you live longer
Read more...Ultra-processed foods linked to weight gain
Harvard Health Publishing - 01-Aug-2019
Participants had to stay at the research center for 28 days
Read more...Ultra-processed foods might be the reason for the obesity crisis
BBC - 16-May-2019
Ultra-processed foods lead people to eat more and put on weight
Read more...Ultra-processed food can shorten life span
Harvard Health Publishing - 01-May-2019
Higher risk of early death from all causes, especially cancers and cardiovascular disease
Read more...Five times more fast food outlets in poor areas
BBC - 29-Jun-2018
Fast food is tastier and cheaper than healthy food, which makes it appealing for people with low income
Read more...Ultra-processed foods 'linked to cancer'
BBC - 15-Feb-2018
More ultra-processed foods linked to higher cancer risk, says French study
Read more...Why You Should Avoid Eating too Much Junk Food
Labiotech - 15-Jan-2018
Unhealthy diets may trigger immune activation, worsening diabetes and arteriosclerosis
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