"A total of 43 scientists and researchers joined forces to argue that UPFs are 'displacing' fresh foods and meals, worsening diet quality, and are linked to multiple chronic diseases. Examples of UPFs include ice cream, processed meats, crisps, mass-produced bread, some breakfast cereals, biscuits, many ready meals and fizzy drinks."
"'We need to make sure our next generation of kids are in the soil, growing, learning about where their food comes from and packing their plates full of delicious, nutritious veg-fuelled food.' He argued that the longstanding five-a-day target is outdated, adding that seven to 10 portions of fruit and vegetables is needed to see a 'real improvement' in diet-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers."
Vegetable consumption in Britain has fallen to a 50-year low as people increasingly choose ready meals, crisps and chocolate. The average person now consumes 1kg of fresh and processed vegetables, excluding potatoes, each week, down about 12% since 1974 when weekly intake was 1.2kg. Diets have shifted from cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower and peas toward courgettes, cucumbers and mushrooms. DEFRA data has prompted concern among campaigners, chefs and nutritionists. Calls include promoting gardening and increasing portions, with suggestions that seven to ten portions may be needed. Rising ultra-processed food intake is linked to worsened diet quality and multiple chronic diseases.
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