Eliminate or Reformulate Ultra-processed Foods? Biological Mechanisms Matter

Overview

Journal Cell Metab

Publisher Cell Press

Specialties Cell Biology
Endocrinology

Date 2021 Oct 26

PMID 34699743

Citations 38

Authors

Deirdre K Tobias

Kevin D Hall

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Abstract

Increased ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in the food supply have plausibly caused the rise in obesity prevalence and related chronic diseases. To address this public health concern, policies targeting reformulation or elimination of UPF categories will require improved understanding of the biological mechanisms whereby UPFs lead to overconsumption and poor health.

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