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Experts Call Ultraprocessed Foods a Public Health Threat

IFNHP member Ashley Gearhardt, Professor of Psychology at U-M, is one of 43 authors of a three-paper series in The Lancet. The series links diets high in ultraprocessed foods to at least 12 health conditions. The authors call for policies that target the products directly, including marketing limits for children, restrictions in schools and hospitals, ...