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Ultra-processed foods damage health in ways that calories don’t explain, new study says

Food additives, packaging chemicals, and processing methods may drive disease risk, even as food safety rules fail to catch up

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Researchers are getting closer to solving the riddle of how ultra-processed foods harm metabolic, reproductive, and immune health in ways that can’t be explained by calories or poor nutrient profile alone.

Plastics pose ‘urgent threat’ to children’s lifelong health, major review warns

Scientists say chemicals in everything from food packaging to bath products cause lasting health damage and call for urgent global action

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A sweeping new review warns that chemicals in common plastics pose serious and lasting health risks to children, from before birth through adulthood.

Common male cancer linked to hormone-disrupting chemicals, scientists warn

Even low exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals could promote prostate cancer growth

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Chemicals found in everyday products—from plastics and pesticides to cosmetics and non-stick cookware — interfere with the body’s hormone systems in ways that may increase the risk and severity of prostate cancer, according to a new report.

Unhealthy food makers target youth with pervasive ads that fuel long-term health risks, decades of research shows

Stronger regulation needed to curb junk food industry’s marketing to adolescents and young adults

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Unhealthy food and beverage companies powerfully undermine the eating habits of young people by deploying ubiquitous ads that encourage poor dietary choices and increase the risk of serious disease and premature death, according to a sweeping new study.