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More than half of the calories US kids and adults consume are from ultraprocessed foods

More than half of the calories US kids and adults consume are from ultraprocessed foods
business8/7/2025

Most of the American diet is comprised of calories from ultraprocessed foods, which have been linked to a myriad of poor health outcomes and are a key target in US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Health Again agenda.

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