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How food companies ‘sweetened the world’ – and increased the risk of disease (www.theguardian.com)
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The hard sell of ultra-processed foods in developing countries as being ‘good for you’ gives children a taste for sugar and salt that could have lasting effects on their health

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The worst part is that famous multinational companies, like coca cola and mcdonalds, sell different products(though they often use the same name) in poorer/less regulated countries that have significantly worse nutritional profile, tons more calories, sugar, salt and other nasty things.