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Editorial
. 2023 Jun 26;15(13):2890.
doi: 10.3390/nu15132890.

Ultra-Processed Foods, Diet Quality and Human Health

Monica Dinu  1 , Daniela Martini  2
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Editorial

Ultra-Processed Foods, Diet Quality and Human Health

Monica Dinu et al. Nutrients. .

Abstract

The increase in the volume of industrially processed products in the global food supply has coincided with an increasing prevalence of obesity and non-communicable diseases in many countries, suggesting that ultra-processed foods (UPF) consumption may be detrimental to human health [...].

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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