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UCSF study links tobacco industry to development of ultra-processed foods
A study from University of California, San Francisco released this week found Big Tobacco played a part in designing food that is marketed to children. The study, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Public Health, focuses on Lunchables, the hugely successful and brightly packaged meals for kids. They contain food in separate compartments from […] The post UCSF study links tobacco industry to development of ultra-processed foods appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, UCSF study links tobacco industry to development of ultra-processed foods, A study from University of California, San Francisco released this week found Big Tobacco played a part in designing food that is marketed to children. The study, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Public Health, focuses on Lunchables, the hugely successful and brightly packaged meals for kids. They contain food in separate compartments from […] The post UCSF study links tobacco industry to development of ultra-processed foods appeared first on Local News Matters .
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