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Episode 8: The fascinating world of ultra-processed foods, Part 1

Ultra-processed foods are everywhere, but most people don’t fully know what the term means. In Part 1 of this two-part series, we start from the beginning: how the modern ultra-processed food concept emerged, why it was created, and how the NOVA classification system defines ultra-processed foods today.

In this episode

The history behind processed foods

What “ultra-processed” means

The modern origin of the term and why researchers introduced it

NOVA 101: the four groups and what makes a food ultra-processed

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