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Processed food conjures up images of giant, resource-guzzling factories – hardly good for the planet. But could processing actually help reduce food's carbon footprint? It's becoming...
Jul 7, 2020 · Environmental impacts of processed foods are poorly quantified, considering only the effects of the primary commodities used for their production (ie, vegetable oils and refined sugar). It is imperative that environmental considerations of diets capture the overall impact of UPFs from farm to fork, including the stages of processing, packaging ...
- Paraskevi Seferidi, Gyorgy Scrinis, Inge Huybrechts, Jeremy Woods, Paolo Vineis, Christopher Millett
- 2020
Sep 24, 2023 · Ultra-processed foods are bad for our health and our planet and must be central to any efforts to reduce our carbon emissions, and waistlines.
- Laila Benkrima
Mar 24, 2023 · The consumption of unprocessed or minimally processed foods contributed to land use and greenhouse gas emissions, while UPFs greatly contributed to energy demand. Original reference: Nat....
- Juliana Gil
- juliana.diasbernardesgil@nature.com
Mar 29, 2022 · Diets high in ultra-processed foods are linked with poor health outcomes, including heart disease, type-2 diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, cancer and depression, among others.
Oct 24, 2024 · The recent study by EiT Food Consumer Observatory (2024) in 17 European countries, including the UK, presents a more holistic picture of how consumers visualise UPFs. Thus, dominant characterisations are UPFs being seen as bad for health and the environment, compared to minimally processed foods, but being more convenient and having a lower price.
Jan 15, 2024 · Scientists have long known that foods high in saturated fat, salt, sugar, calories or which contain too few wholegrains and fibre contribute to greater risk of health problems – such as obesity,...