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Ultra-processed foods and adverse health outcomes
It is time for a coalition against ultra-processed foods
BMJ 2024; 384 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q748 (Published 28 March 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;384:q748
- Richard M Hoffman, associate lecturer
- University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
- R.Hoffman{at}herts.ac.uk
The formation of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) by the Royal College of Physicians in 1971 to lobby and campaign for tobacco control was a major step forward in public health. Since poor diet has overtaken smoking as the leading killer in many Western countries, it may now be time for a coalition against ultra-processed foods (UPFs).
The case for such a body is further advanced by the new umbrella review of …
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