Alexander J. Stein<p>Not all <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ultraprocessed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ultraprocessed</span></a> food (UPF) is linked to adverse <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> outcomes, e.g. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plantbased" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plantbased</span></a> meat &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dairy</span></a> alternatives can be more beneficial than their animal-based counterparts and help lowering the dietary animal to plant <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/protein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protein</span></a> ratio. The concept of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UPFs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UPFs</span></a> paints with too broad a brush, is insufficiently nuanced to guide food purchasing decisions, and may distract <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> from focusing on the importance of nutrient content: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.70039" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.7003</span><span class="invisible">9</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NOVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOVA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nutrition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nutrition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/diets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/milk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>milk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meat</span></a></p>