Ultra-processed food researchers urge policy action as new polling shows cross-partisan health concerns
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Sarah Todd
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Summary
A special edition of the American Journal of Public Health, featuring leading ultra-processed food researchers, calls for sweeping policy changes to address health harms associated with ultra-processed foods. New polling included in the issue shows broad cross-partisan concern among U.S. adults (Democrats, Republicans, and independents) about the negative health effects of these foods. Food politics scholar Marion Nestle and other researchers urge policymakers to take action, arguing that the current food system is fundamentally rigged against public health. Despite widespread public concern, policy responses have been slow to materialize.
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