New papers say tobacco company tactics are being used to sell ultra-processed foods

Описание: A series of papers published in the "American Journal of Public Health" argue ultra-processed foods are the new war on tobacco, as health advocates are saying it’s time to regulate them. The new papers add to evidence that links over-consumption of ultra-processed foods to poor health outcomes — including diabetes and obesity.

But the papers also look at how tobacco giants Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds used tactics learned from selling cigarettes to develop and sell ultra-processed foods when they owned large food firms — from the 1980s to the early 2000s. That includes using chemical additives to make products more appealing.

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