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Ultra-processed foods: global analysis shows they aren't well sign-posted

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par Jennifer Lacy-Nichols, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne
Priscila Machado, Research Fellow, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University

Straightforward guidance about ultra-processed foods is rare in national dietary guidelines. Only seven countries refer to “ultra-processed foods” explicitly. They are Belgium, Brazil, Ecuador, Israel, Maldives, Peru and Uruguay.

The term “ultra-processed food” is clearly defined in the NOVA framework as “formulations of ingredients, mostly of exclusive industrial use, that result from a series of industrial processes”. The framework puts foods into four categories according to their degree of processing. Ultra-processed…

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