Some thoughts in response to the latest study linking ultra-processed foods with chronic health conditions and the flaw underlying this research.
I don't doubt that there's a link between highly-processed junk food and increased risk of chronic disease. But the way we are defining UPFs threatens to bake an awful lot of privilege into our food policy.
Related listening:
A provocative new study on ultra-processed foods (Nutrition Diva #735)
Mentioned in this episode:
Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses