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Ultra‐processed food addiction: A growing international concern

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: There is growing global concern about the addictive properties of ultra-processed foods even hough food addictionis not yet included in the International Classification of Diseases.Two new large cohort studies conducted in China and the United States add urgency to calls for international recognition of ultra-processed foods as addictive.

Source: Addiction

DOI: 10.1111/add.70342

Author: Laura A. Schmidt

Institutions: University of California, San Francisco, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Language: English

Topic: Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,600