Ultra-processed foods: "A strong, coordinated global response is needed" (call from 43 scientists)

"There is now a need for a bold and coordinated global response to put in place food systems that prioritise the health and well-being of populations": this is the emergency call from 43 international scientists in a series of three articles published in The Lancet on 19/11/2025.

These 43 scientists display the health consequences of consuming ultra-processed foods, as well as the mechanisms that contribute to avoiding the introduction of regulations, guiding scientific research and influencing public opinion despite knowledge of the health impacts. They advocate coordinated policies and action at international level to limit the use of ultra-processed foods and improve nutrition worldwide.

The harmful effects of ultra-processed foods are discussed in the first article, while the second and third present solutions aimed at regulating and reducing the production, marketing and consumption of ultra-processed food, in order to make manufacturers accountable for their role in promoting ultra-processed food products.

" More and more studies are showing that a diet rich in ultra-processed…