Ultraprocessed Everywhere: Redefining Food and Health in Modern Life
TL;DR
A Times 'On Language' column explains that ultraprocessed foods are classified by industrial alteration rather than nutrition, noting there is no consensus on a workable definition, bipartisan desire to curb their rise in the American diet, and the difficulty of distinguishing unhealthy ultraprocessed items from common foods like mass‑produced whole‑grain bread.
- It’s Not Just Food. Our Entire World is ‘Ultraprocessed.’ The New York Times
- Big Tobacco hooked us on ultra-processed foods. It might teach us how to cut back NPR
- Opinion | Big Tobacco didn’t just sell cigarettes. It shaped what Americans eat. The Washington Post
- A researcher explains how Big Tobacco engineered Lunchables to target kids The Examination
- Well-U Live Seminar: Ultra Processed Foods—In the News and in Your Cart? University of Rochester Medicine
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