Misleading narrative of “healthy” ultraprocessed foods

A focus on “healthy” ultraprocessed foods is overstating benefits, legitimising industry narratives, and obscuring the priority of reducing overall consumption, argue <b>Leandro Rezende and colleagues</b>

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BMJ
Published
2026-01-27
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-087538
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3
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Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
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Misleading narrative of “healthy” ultraprocessed foods

Renata Bertazzi Levy, Leandro F M Rezende, Carlos Augusto Monteiro, Maria Laura da Costa Louzada et al.
3 citations
BMJ
Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
125.54
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Misleading narrative of “healthy” ultraprocessed foods

Renata Bertazzi Levy, Leandro F M Rezende, Carlos Augusto Monteiro, Maria Laura da Costa Louzada, Euridice Martinez-Steele
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Abstract

A focus on “healthy” ultraprocessed foods is overstating benefits, legitimising industry narratives, and obscuring the priority of reducing overall consumption, argue <b>Leandro Rezende and colleagues</b>

BMJVol. 392
Universidade de São Paulo (BR), Universidad de Salamanca (ES), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
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Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
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