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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.

Ultra-processed foods and plastics: A marriage made in hell

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In marital therapy speak, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and plastics are like a co-dependent couple. They need each other more and more for their industries to profit, but it’s difficult to have a healthy relationship with anyone else—like humans or the planet.