In a strange turn of events, The Lancet—one of the world's oldest medical journals—has taken a line you might expect to hear from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., declaring "ultra-processed" food a driver of chronic disease. Is there any evidence behind this association, or are we just dealing with academic snobs who can't appreciate the benefits of convenient, abundant food?
Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 153 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:
The new Lancet Series on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) draws on decades of global data, mechanistic evidence, and more than 100 prospective studies to argue that UPFs constitute a dietary pattern actively displacing traditional food cultures and driving chronic disease worldwide. Yet the UPF/NOVA framework is itself contested, a point worth keeping in mind as the article advances its arguments.
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