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Are ultra-processed foods a public health hazard?
There is a rapidly growing and robust scientific consensus that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) pose a significant public health hazard.
Once viewed merely as "empty calories" or junk food, UPFs are now understood by epidemiologists, medical researchers, and public health officials as structurally engineered products that actively disrupt human physiology.
1. What Are Ultra-Processed Foods?
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