Ultra-Processed Foods: worth the hype?

The attention on UPFs is growing and for good reason. My gut feeling is to keep applying pressure on this issue until we see some real change in our food environment. Here's why...

The noise around Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs) has been steadily growing since Monteiro's group in Brazil published a new definition of them- the NOVA classification. This was a way to try and group foods for research based on their level of processing, added ingredients and likely impact on our health. It has 4 classes, 1 is unprocessed foods like milk,…