Quantity and Quality of Evidence Are Sufficient: Prevalent Features of Ultraprocessed Diets Are Deleterious for Health

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¹ Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.
² Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: dtobias@bwh.harvard.edu.

Editorial

Kenny Mendoza et al. Adv Nutr. 2024 Jan.

. 2024 Jan;15(1):100157.

doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2023.100157. Epub 2023 Dec 18.

¹ Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.
² Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: dtobias@bwh.harvard.edu.

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Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.
Vitale M, Costabile G, Testa R, D'Abbronzo G, Nettore IC, Macchia PE, Giacco R. Vitale M, et al. Adv Nutr. 2024 Jan;15(1):100121. doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2023.09.009. Epub 2023 Dec 18. Adv Nutr. 2024. PMID: 38245358 Free PMC article.

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