March 27, 2026

Ultra-Processed Food “The Legal Slow Poison”

Ultra-processed foods now make up 57% of calorie intake in high-income countries and are rapidly expanding in the Global South. Linked to 32 diseases including cancer, diabetes, and depression (NOVA classification studies, 2024). Over 2 billion people are obese or overweight. The hell: food companies use addiction science engineered fat, sugar, and salt combinations to override the human body’s natural satiety signals.