How unhealthy ultra-processed foods are designed and marketed to make us crave them
- Written by Kelly Garton, Senior Research Fellow in Population Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Getty ImagesConsumption of ultra-processed foods – including soft drinks, snacks and ready meals – is growing worldwide, despite evidence they are unhealthy.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) make up about 70% of packaged food products on supermarket shelves, and even more in convenience stores.
In our new research, we explore how companies...





