Editor's Desk 
Yuka, the wildly popular (88 million users) supermarket app for analyzing food labels for nutritional value and health impact, has produced a terrific report: Ultra-Processed Foods: Decoding a Food Transformation with Major Health Consequences.
The report
- Reviews the history of food processing
- Defines ultra-processed foods
- Reviews their health risks
- Explain how they affect health
- Describes the food system that produces them
- Explains how to identify them and make better choices
The report is beautifully illustrated, especially with examples of the marketing of ultra-processed foods and drinks to children.
The illustrations also illustrate the major concepts, ingredient extraction, in this case.
As for how to tell the difference between a processed and an ultra-processed food, try this:
The report is written clearly and covers the territory. If you want to understand ultra-processed foods, here’s the best way to do it that I’ve seen. High marks to the authors, Yuka’s Julie Chapon, CEO and Co-Founder Gabriela Mourad Vicenssuto.
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