ULTRA-PROCESSED Definition & Meaning

ultra-processed

[ uhl-truh-pros-est ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

being, consisting of, or relating to a food product whose form and substance have gone through multiple processes of modification along with the addition of such ingredients as sugars, salt, fats, and artificial preservatives, colors, or flavors:
My intake of ultra-processed foods is down to an occasional hotdog at the ballpark and one weekly order of chicken nuggets.
The study found that participants eating an ultra-processed diet ate faster.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ultra-processed¹

First recorded in 1970–75

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In addition to his fight against ultra-processed foods and seed oils, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing to ban artificial food dyes from the nation’s food supply — and many states are following suit.

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"Lab-grown foods are ultimately ultra-processed foods and we are in an era where we are trying to get people to eat fewer ultra-processed foods because they have health implications," he said.

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"And it is worth saying that these ultra-processed foods have not been in the human diet before."

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The seminar dove deep into the growing trend of labeling “ultra-processed” as the ultimate stand-in for “junk food.”

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Yet 20 years later, in response to all the scary headlines about ultra-processed foods, I’m starting to see the cycle repeat itself.

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