The Politics of UPFs: If We Know They’re Killing Us, Why Are We Still Eating Them? A modeling study presented at the annual International Congress on Obesity in Mexico estimates that between 23% and 37% of heart disease cases, and between 23% and 38% of heart disease deaths in Canada, could be attributable to consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs), according to researchers. The study, led by Virginie Hamel and Jean-Claude Moubarac from the Center for Public Health Research at Montreal University, suggests that reducing UPF intake could prevent thousands of deaths across Canada. The researchers said similar results could be…

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