The average adult in the UK now gets more than 50 per cent of their calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs). More shockingly still, for one in five children, the figure is 80 per cent.
A high consumption of such “foods” — or “industrially produced edible substances”, as Dr Chris van Tulleken refers to them in his new book, Ultra-Processed People — has been linked to the rise in obesity, disease and early death.
The problem is they can be devilishly hard to identify, with seductive packaging often marketing them as good for you. Many of us know that crisps, shop-bought biscuits and sugary breakfast cereals have been highly processed, but what about more innocuous, healthy-seeming products such as your morning bagel and jar of peanut
How much ultra-processed food is in your basket? - The Times
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