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Reducing ultra-processed foods could prevent thousands of heart disease deaths, study suggests

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Researchers in Canada say that UFPs could be ‘substantial and potentially preventable’ contributor to the disease Thousands of people could avoid dying of heart disease by reducing ultra-processed foods (UPFs), experts have said, as a modelling study suggests junk food may be driving up to a third of cases. Millions of people increasingly consume UPFs such as ready meals, breakfast cereals, protein bars, fizzy drinks and fast food. Continue reading...

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