A study conducted by the European Society of Cardiology in Amsterdam found that men and women who ate high amounts of ultra processed foods could increase the risk of cardiovascular disease by 24%.
Ultra-processed foods are loosely defined as those that typically have five or more ingredients and include additives and ingredients that are not generally used in home cooking.
Alex Phillips is joined by cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra to discuss the scale of the problem and what governments should be doing to tackle this.
Dr Aseem says: “Foods that are advertised as healthy are likely to have the opposite effect on your health.”
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