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How food companies ‘sweetened the world’ – and increased the risk of disease (www.theguardian.com)

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The hard sell of ultra-processed foods in developing countries as being ‘good for you’ gives children a taste for sugar and salt that could have lasting effects on their health

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Damn I guess nobody thought about doing it scientifically. Oh well. Back to the Doritos I suppose.

Oh wait:
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/processed-foods/

https://www.science.org/content/article/ultraprocessed-foods-may-make-you-eat-more-clinical-trial-suggests

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318630

https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2021/october/ultra-processed-foods.html

Is… is that enough? Should I keep going?