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'Processed' food is not inherently unhealthy: 'These concepts need to be dissociated'

Current food classification systems for ‘processed’ food are confusing and can be misleading, a new study argues. “It is over simplistic to assume that processed equals unhealthy,” the research’s lead author tells FoodNavigator.

This article from FoodNavigator, with input from the lead author of a recent report, "Processed food classification: Conceptualisation and challenges" in Trends in Food Science & Technologypoints to the lack of clarity around how we talk about and understand processed food, health and nutrition.

Read the full article on Food Navigator here: 'Processed' food is not inherently unhealthy: 'These concepts need to be dissociated'