Australia has some of highest consumption rates of ultra-processed foods, researchers say

New series in Lancet medical journal finds UPFs, which make up nearly half the average Australian diet, driving ‘escalating’ burden of many chronic diseasesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUltra-processed foods now make up nearly half of the average Australian’s diet because the country has “fallen behind international best practice” on nutrition, a co-author of a major new global report says.A series published in leading medical journal the Lancet on Wednesday found ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are increasingly replacing healthy, whole-foods in diets and are a “key driver of the escalating global burden of multiple diet-related chronic diseases”. Continue reading…