ultra-processed foods (UPF)
The urgency of taxing ultra-processed foods in Brazil
A new tax reform in Brazil foresees a tax to discourage the consumption of ultra-processed foods, linked to 57,000 deaths a year — but the industry is fighting back
Childhood obesity, the COVID-19 pandemic, and ultra-processed foods in Brazil
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the price of healthy food, increasing consumption of cheap, poor-quality products in Brazil
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