Eliminate or reformulate ultra-processed foods? Biological mechanisms matter

Deirdre K Tobias; Kevin D Hall

doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2021.10.005

Eliminate or reformulate ultra-processed foods? Biological mechanisms matter

Cell Metab. 2021 Dec 7;33(12):2314-2315. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2021.10.005. Epub 2021 Oct 25.

Authors

Deirdre K Tobias¹, Kevin D Hall²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Nutrition Department, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
² Laboratory of Biological Modeling, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, USA. Electronic address: kevinh@niddk.nih.gov.

PMID: 34699743
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2021.10.005

Abstract

Increased ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in the food supply have plausibly caused the rise in obesity prevalence and related chronic diseases. To address this public health concern, policies targeting reformulation or elimination of UPF categories will require improved understanding of the biological mechanisms whereby UPFs lead to overconsumption and poor health.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

Diet*
Fast Foods* / adverse effects
Humans
Obesity / etiology