ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ultraprocessed foods have become so common in grocery aisles, school cafeterias and most restaurants that many people don’t think twice about eating them anymore. But new research says the rise in ultraprocessed foods is fueling serious health problems worldwide — and fixing it will take more than telling people to “eat better.”
The three-paper series was first published in England-based medical journal “The Lancet” and was compiled by a team of 43 researchers, including a psychology professor from the University of Michigan, Ashley Gearhardt.
Gearhardt, who studies how highly engineered foods affect the brain, says many people feel frustrated when they can’t stop eating certain products, but the issue isn’t about discipline…