OPINION - Ultra-processed food is killing us — these two proposals could make a huge difference

It may seem to you like there is ongoing controversy about whether ultra-processed food (UPF) is really harmful. After all, a press conference last autumn produced headlines reporting that the effects of UPF had been exaggerated and that many UPF products were healthy.

In fact the debate is polarised by conflicts of interest. An investigation by the British Medical Journal revealed that four of the five scientists who spoke at the conference had links to UPF companies and the conference itself was hosted by the Science Media Centre, an organisation partly funded by