The Problem With Ultra‑Processed Foods (and What to Eat Instead) A quick guide on what ultra-processed foods are, why they're killing us slowly, how to identify them, and alternative snacks for busy families.

Free #UltraProcessedFood Guide on how to identify #UPFs, what "slurries" are, research on the health effects, and current brands that aren't manufacturing ultra-processed food (yet).

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Health for All Starts with Food: Confronting Ultra-Processed Foods and Building Better Food Systems Explore how ultra-processed foods drive a global health crisis and why systemic change is needed to create equitable, sustainable food systems rooted in whole foods, justice, and public health.

Achieving #HealthForAll requires confronting the dominance of #UltraProcessedFoods. 🍔

Amanda Jekums writes on why systemic solutions must connect #publichealth, #agriculture, and #economicjustice.

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The Problem With Ultra‑Processed Foods (and What to Eat Instead) A quick guide on what ultra-processed foods are, why they're killing us slowly, how to identify them, and alternative snacks for busy families.

As an RD I feel like I should have been able to know which of my favorite packaged foods are ultra-processed, but it wasn't until I researched & put this guide together that I'm now able to figure out which really are bad-for-you UPFs.

#upfs #nutrition

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Diet & behaviour Ultra-processed foods in preschool years associated with behavioural difficulties in childhood.

More research to back up what we instinctively know: ultra-processed foods in #preschool years linked to #behavioural difficulties in #childhood

#UPFs #Diet #Nutrition #Kids #Behaviour #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #Children #EatingHabits

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Today, we attended the Food Drink Partnership Days 2026, an industry-led conference in Brussels, to discuss the health risks posed by ultra-processed foods #UPFs. 🧃

📢 We say loud and clear: public concern about the negative health impact of UPFs is NOT irrational, it is based on abundant science.

It really is a shame that RFK Jr. *could* have – given his stated interests – been a force of good in this country. Had he only used his position to reign in ultra-processed foods or #UPFs, he would’ve had a hand in saving countless lives…

Almost a quarter of soup on sale in UK supermarkets has too much salt, study finds Analysis of nearly 500 tinned and chilled products finds 23% exceed government’s voluntary salt target

Ultra Processed Foods - bad for your health #UPFs #Health #BigFood👇
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Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers

🚨 Ultra-processed foods are engineered for repeat consumption. New evidence shows #UPFs rapidly deliver ingredients that reinforce cravings, strengthening the case for warning labels, health taxes and marketing restrictions to create healthier food environments. https://vitalstrat.org/4rqYuHd

Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers

⚠️ “Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like #cigarettes than #food” – study

#UPFs are made to encourage #addiction and consumption and should be regulated like #tobacco, say researchers from Harvard, the University of Michigan and Duke University.

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#UPFs contribute to multiple adverse health outcomes, but that didn’t slow down the US appetite for junk food. Oatmeal was considered old fashioned--see the Quaker image on the box; dry cereals, in every rainbow color, quickly took over the breakfast table. No cooking; saves time. Costs lives.

Last week in India, our President Simón Barquera shared lessons from Mexico’s public health action - from food warning labels to SSB & UPF taxes - drawing on evidence from the Lancet UPF Series (published last year).

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#UPFs #FoodSystems

Foods to Avoid

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After six weeks, Jake looked healthy, Georgia gorgeous.

#foodstoavoid #eatyourselfhealthy #upfs #aubergines #traybake

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🍔 Are the makers of ultra-processed foods finally facing the music?

Scroll through this thread to find out more, including the three key reasons to avoid UPFs 🧵⬇️

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#UPFs #UltraProcessed

Real food is not a “diet” 🥗✨ It’s how your body was designed to be fuelled
#RealFood #Nutrition #HealthyHabits #BloodSugarBalance #MenopauseHealth #WomenOver40 #UPFs

Growing evidence points to a significant link between overconsumption of #UPFs and obesity-related cancers.

What are the underlying biological mechanisms, and the key areas for future research and policy action?

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#Obesity

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Beans adds fibre.

Blue Zones (living to healthy old age) key factor simple peasant diet, rice or pasta or squash plus beans, no ultra-processed food.

#feastforafiver #fibermaxxing #fibremaxxing #upfs

Ultraprocessed Food and Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Precursors Among Women This study evaluates the association of the consumption of ultraprocessed foods and the risk of early-onset colorectal cancer (age <50 years) in participants of the Nurses’ Health Study II.

"Higher intake of ultraprocesed foods (#UPFs) was assoc'd w/increased risk of early-onset #colorectal #cancer. These data highlight the impt role of #UPFs in early-onset #CRC tumorigenesis & support improving dietary qual'y as a strategy 2 mitigate the increasing burden of early-onset #CRC." #CanSky

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#breakfast

- muesli
- Jersey Guernsey milk
- dried dates
- Greek yogurt
- kefir
- dark chocolate coated coffee beans

#diet #health #upfs

What not to eat Tim Spector @channel4.bsky.social

I felt sick looking at what was being eaten.

Wine ultra-processed food?

Why are not these simple tests carried out on a visit to the doctor?

Interesting experiment. Time eating white bread sandwich v sourdough sandwich.

#upfs

UltRa pRoCeSsEd FoOds 👻 #UPF

There is ALOT of fear mongering re #UPFs, but we need to think critically when it comes to this topic. The vast majority of #vegan #PLANTbased #alternatives proving healthier & far more sustainable than their animal based counterparts.
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Fuss-free family pizza Make pizza night faster and UPF-free with a no-yeast pizza dough. Enjoy with toppings of your choice, such as mushrooms, olives, peppers, anchovies or capers

Part of a Lancet Infographic summarising the findings from the Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health.

Part of a Lancet Infographic summarising the findings from the Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health.

Part of a Lancet Infographic summarising the findings from the Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health.

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Ultra-processed foods – what’s the impact?

In a Lancet Series, experts warn a global rise in #UPFs presents a growing public health threat.

Read the evidence & policy recommendations ⬇️
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1️⃣The European Commission's Plan for #CardiovascularHealth falls short of protecting public health. We are disappointed that the current proposal refuses to put forward any mandatory taxes or levies on #UPFs. Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death in the EU.

2️⃣ Ultra-processed foods #UPFs are one of the main drivers of cardiovascular diseases and non-communicable diseases - #NCDs. We call for mandatory taxes on UPFs, targeting production and imports, based on maximum limits of UPF-linked additives and ingredients.

#GLP1 therapies have dominated headlines this year, but what other advancements have caught the attention of Claire Greenhill, Chief Editor of @natrevendo.nature.com?

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#Diabetes #EndoSky #UPFs

Big Food is bang voor de hype tegen UPF's De Consumer Brands Association (CBA) – de Amerikaanse lobbyclub van grote merken in verpakte voeding – heeft een campagne gelanceerd die klinkt als een…

Big Food is bang voor de hype tegen UPF's
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#dagelijksekost #upfs #ultraprocessedfoods #bigfood #marionnestle

(on)gezonde voeding is niet te versimpelen tot ultrabewerking - MVO Magazine 6 2025

Zijn #UPFs overschat? 🤔

Wat blijkt: haal frisdrank & bewerkt vlees weg, en het negatieve effect van de NOVA4-groep is vrijwel weg.

#Voedselbeleid #NOVA #Wetenschap

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US City Sues Ultra-Processed Food Companies, Seeking 'Restitution' For Health Costs - Health Policy Watch The City of San Francisco has filed a historic lawsuit against 10 ultra-processed food (UPF) manufacturers, seeking “restitution and civil penalties" to help

#UPFs make up 70% of food consumed in the US.

San Francisco says corporations knowingly made addictive, harmful products that contribute to diabetes, heart disease & cancer — and targeted Black and Latino children with disproportionate advertising.

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Unicef wil dat regeringen kinderen beschermen tegen UPFs In een nieuw rapport zet Unicef sterk bewerkt voedsel neer als een structurele bedreiging voor de ontwikkeling van kinderen, op fysiek, mentaal en sociaal…

TRENDING Unicef wil dat regeringen kinderen beschermen tegen UPFs
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#gezondheid #kindergezondheid #unicef #thelancet #upfs