The Trump administration is nearing a key milestone in its “Make America Healthy Again” agenda: proposing a definition of ultraprocessed foods.
Stricter scrutiny of nutrition and food additives has been a focal point of the MAHA movement, gaining support from food policy experts as well as lawmakers across the political spectrum. Ultraprocessed foods have been blamed for widespread obesity rates and malnutrition, as well as being contributing factors to chronic diseases, heart disease and cancers.
But what does it mean to be ultraprocessed?