The term “ultra-processed food” has become a catch-all label, but not all highly processed foods are created equal. When you look more closely at the science, the picture is more complex. Some processed foods clearly drive poor metabolic health, they are energy-dense, rapidly absorbed, and often contain additives that may disrupt the gut microbiome. Others, despite being processed, do not show the same effects and can even benefit health. The challenge is that existing classifications group all

How to avoid ultra-processed food - and is all processed food bad for us? 💭 Chatting all-things UPF here with nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert @rhitrition on what the latest says about the dangers of UPFs, and how we can navigate unhealthy food in a practical, realistic way. 🙌 Brilliant advice here too on how to reorganise our kitchen cupboards to help achieve our healthy eating goals too.👏 Am really loving Rhiannon's new book The Unprocessed Plate, which is full of simple, flavourful UPF-free r