Ultra-processed foods are factory-made foods with many ingredients not commonly found in home cooking. You can identify them by reading ingredient lists and choosing foods with fewer and more natural ingredients. Opting for minimally processed foods over ultra-processed ones can help you make […]

March Into National Nutrition Month Armed with Better Information National Nutrition Month illustration from the AND

In this month's issue, we've got a nutrition giveaway, UPF guide, and Irish recipes!!

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Eating Ultra-Processed Food Is Bad for Your Brain www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/how... via @peoplespharmacy

#ultraprocessedfood #food #processed #brain #lifespan #health

Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco

I used to teach that heart disease was about cholesterol and genetics.

I never once mentioned ultra-processed food as a...
#UltraProcessedFood #HeartHealth #MetabolicHealth #Nutrition #Healthspan
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#MetabolicHealth #UltraProcessedFood #HeartDisease #Inflammation #Longevity

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Are Ultra-Processed Foods the New Cigarettes? Scientists Warn of Addiction-Like Effects A Milbank Quarterly study warns ultra-processed foods may act like cigarettes, triggering addiction-like brain responses and driving chronic disease risks.

Are Ultra-Processed Foods the New Cigarettes? Scientists Warn of Addiction-Like Effects

#ultraprocessedfood #healthawareness #healthinformation #healthylife

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Popular Sugar Substitutes Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline A long-term study of Brazilian adults found that higher intake of several widely used artificial sweeteners was linked to faster cognitive decline, especially in people under 60 and those with diabete...

Could be a correlation rather than a causal factor, that people using #alternativesweeteners may also general eat more #ultraprocessedfood?

Some drinks will be more consumed with #fastfood.

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Human "biology was never intended to handle" ultraprocessed foods, former FDA head David Kessler warns Former FDA head David Kessler warns ultraprocessed foods are a public health crisis on par with toba...

Former FDA head David Kessler warns ultraprocessed foods are a public health crisis on par with tobacco. HHS Sec. RFK Jr. aims to tighten regulations on food ingredients. (via @CBSNews) #UltraprocessedFood #News

Obesity in Portugal YouTube video by Olá Portugal - Your Guide to Living in Portugal

Why are people in Portugal healthier and live longe than people in the U.S.? #portugal #health #obesity #ultraprocessedfood #travel #movingtoportugal youtube.com/shorts/cUm6W...

The UK already treats junk food like tobacco — quietly.
HFSS rules
Advertising bans before 9pm
Sugar tax reformulation
New report says ultra-processed foods are like cigarettes.
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#FoodPolicy #PublicHealth #HealthInequality #UltraProcessedFood #RealFood

Ultra-processed foods 'engineered' like cigarettes: study A new study has drawn parallels between the addictive qualities of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and tobacco products and called for similar levels of regulation.

Eyes wide open!!!
#UltraProcessedFood
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Sticking to a wholefood diet means you really can eat much more and be well-nourished but still consume far fewer calories, new research reveals - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre If you pledged to follow an unprocessed food diet as a New Year’s resolution, research shows you’ll naturally choose to eat a lot more fruit and veggies than higher calorie wholefood options – like ri...

💡 Sticking to a #wholefood diet means you really can eat much more and be well-nourished but still consume far fewer calories! 🥕🥦🍅

Find out how 👉 www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/sticking-to-...

#HealthyDiet #UltraProcessedFood
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New research shows eating less ultraprocessed food supports healthier aging A new study found older adults whose diets consisted of only 15% ultraprocessed foods – rather than the usual 50% – had lower weight, insulin and cholesterol.

New research shows #eating less #ultraprocessedfood supports #healthier #aging

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

Momo kombucha, especially the limited special editions. And if save a little in the bottom of the bottle, can use to make kombucha.

Kefir from Polish and ethnic shops far superior to supermarkets.

#ultraprocessedfood #health #diet

What not to eat Tim Spector @channel4

Impressive improvement of the overweight couple in six weeks. They looked healthier. And the data backed this up. They are an inspiration to everyone.

I love Tim Spector the chef.

#ultraprocessedfood #health #diet

🌍 ⚖️ Policy for Ultra-Processed Food: Europe vs. South America The growing scientific consensus—that Ultra-Processed Food (UPFs) pose a "seismic threat" to global health—is finally translating into decisive policy action,

New trend report on European trends on public health europeantrends.net/2026/01/07/u... #health #ultraprocessedfood #foodculture #food

Hard to digest: we still live in Fast Food Nation | Eric Schlosser The long read: Twenty-five years after I revealed the practices of the industrial food giants, the profits – and dangers – of mass producing meat and milk have only grown

Digest this 😳
#worldhealth #ultraprocessedfood

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Teaching kids to side‑eye snack labels like pros. 🧃➡️📲 Swipe, scan, swap, repeat.

This year, make grocery shopping ‘easy peasy’ for the whole fam with WISEcode.

#UltraProcessedFood #FoodSystemTransparency #UPFTruth #WeAreWISEcode

Opinion | Nutrition Policy Rang Hollow in 2025 MAHA's stated focus on ultraprocessed foods didn't translate into action

last year I wrote w hope that momentum in the #ultraprocessedfood world would translate to impactful #publichealth policy from the US. See below for my reflection in @medpagetoday.com about how things actually panned out...

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Protect traditional diets—or let ultra-processed foods define our future. #UltraProcessedFood #PublicHealth #ChronicIllness

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Gut #bacteria have evolved rapidly to digest starches in #ultraProcessedFood
UCLA study finds #gut microbes are evolving differently in industrialized and non-industrialized parts of the world

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1110224

#science #microbiome #ecology #health […]

It’s Time To Talk About Rage Bait Content (Supermarket Edition) YouTube video by The Financial Diet

@tfdiet.bsky.social | The Financial Diet: "It's Time To Talk About Rage Bait Content (Supermarket Edition)" | #Poor #UltraProcessedFood #Affordable #SocioEconomicContext #SystemicFactors #Classism
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Popeyes eyesore on the High Street disgusting junk food. Stomach churning stench of their cooking drifting down Saltergate. Not pleasant when sat outside Lark Books bookshop. #obesity #junkfood #ultraprocessedfood #Lincoln

Popeyes eyesore on the High Street disgusting junk food. Stomach churning stench of their cooking drifting down Saltergate. Not pleasant when sat outside Lark Books bookshop. #obesity #junkfood #ultraprocessedfood #Lincoln

Popeyes eyesore on the High Street disgusting junk food. Stomach churning stench of their drifting down Saltergate. Not pleasant when sat outside Lark Books bookshop. #obesity #junkfood #ultraprocessedfood #Lincoln

San Francisco sues Coca-Cola, Kraft over ultraprocessed food – DW – 12/03/2025 The Californian city is suing makers of ultraprocessed foods that health experts link to obesity and other diseases.

#SanFrancisco sues #Coca-Cola, #Kraft over #ultraprocessedfood

San Francisco files 1st-of-its-kind lawsuit against largest ultraprocessed food manufacturers Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, General Mills, Kellogg, and Kraft Heinz are some of the 10 major corporations being sued by San Francisco, which is arguing they unfairly marketed ultraprocessed foods and products...

San Francisco is taking on ultra-processed food companies for "using deceptive marketing techniques to target children ... to consume their products while knowing that overconsumption of the foods could lead to poor health outcomes..." #ultraprocessedfood

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