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That means no traffic lights, no lanes painted on the roads, no road signs, no laws against theft, murder and abortion, and no Securities and Exchange Commission to track and punish the swindlers, and no Food and Drug Administration to make sure our ultra-processed foods are “healthy” and safe for consumption.
‘Commie’ Green Blogger’s 55 MPH Drive Instantly Enacts Crushing Law Upon Others 2008
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And like many urban school districts, it has come under fire for serving a steady diet of ultra-processed and sugary foods.
D.C. schools names two vendors to provide healthful meals in pilot program 2010
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Marion Nestle posted excerpts of it on her blog, University of São Paulo professor Carlos Monteiro makes the case that "the rapid rise in consumption of ultra-processed food and drink products, especially since the 1980s, is the main dietary cause of the concurrent rapid rise in obesity and related diseases throughout the world."
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Current policies ensure that ultra-processed foods stay cheap, and it's no accident that the relative cost of fruits and vegetables has gone up by 40 percent since the 1980s, while the relative price of sodas and fast food has declined.
SFGate: Top News Stories Marion Nestle 2010
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Marion Nestle posted excerpts of it on her blog, University of SÃo Paulo professor Carlos Monteiro makes the case that "the rapid rise in consumption of ultra-processed food and drink products, especially since the 1980s, is the main dietary cause of the concurrent rapid rise in obesity and related diseases throughout the world."
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He notes that virtually unregulated advertising identifies ultra-processed foods and drinks as necessary - and, when nutrients are added, as essential - to modern lifestyles and health.
SFGate: Top News Stories Marion Nestle 2010
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Current policies ensure that ultra-processed foods stay cheap, and it's no accident that the relative cost of fruits and vegetables has gone up by 40 percent since the 1980s, while the relative price of sodas and fast food has declined.
SFGate: Top News Stories Marion Nestle 2010
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He notes that virtually unregulated advertising identifies ultra-processed foods and drinks as necessary - and, when nutrients are added, as essential - to modern lifestyles and health.
SFGate: Top News Stories Marion Nestle 2010
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He notes that virtually unregulated advertising identifies ultra-processed foods and drinks as necessary - and, when nutrients are added, as essential - to modern lifestyles and health.
SFGate: Top News Stories Marion Nestle 2010
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Current policies ensure that ultra-processed foods stay cheap, and it's no accident that the relative cost of fruits and vegetables has gone up by 40 percent since the 1980s, while the relative price of sodas and fast food has declined.
SFGate: Top News Stories Marion Nestle 2010
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Monteiro, a nutrition and public-health researcher at the University of São Paulo, first used the term ultra-processed food (UPF) in a paper in 2009, arguing that people interested in promoting healthy diets should focus more on the degree, extent and purpose of processing than on nutrient profiles1.
Are ultra-processed foods really so unhealthy? What the science says Nic Fleming 2025
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