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[[File:Cerebellum.jpg|right|thumb|450px|According to the article [https://cam.mbi.ufl.edu/2023/01/31/6089/ Ultra-processed foods – like cookies, chips, frozen meals and fast food – may contribute to cognitive decline] published on University of Florida's Center for Aging and Memory website, the consumption of ultra-processed/processed/junk food may cause brain impairment/cognitive decline. ]]

[[File:Cerebellum.jpg|right|thumb|450px|According to the article [https://cam.mbi.ufl.edu/2023/01/31/6089/ Ultra-processed foods – like cookies, chips, frozen meals and fast food – may contribute to cognitive decline] published on University of Florida's Center for Aging and Memory website, the consumption of ultra-processed/processed/junk food may cause brain impairment/cognitive decline. ]]

"The NOVA classification system groups all [[food]]s according to the nature, extent and purposes of the industrial processes they undergo. These involve physical, biological and chemical techniques used after foods are separated from nature, and before they are consumed or else made into dishes and meals."<ref>[https://www.fao.org/3/ca5644en/ca5644en.pdf Ultra-processed foods, diet quality, and health using the NOVA classification system], Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations</ref>

According to the East Carolina University ECU Physicians, the NOVA classification system groups all [[food]]s "according to the extent and purpose of the processing they undergo. Food processing as identified by NOVA involved physical, biological and chemical processes that occur after foods are separated from nature, and before they are consumed or used in the preparation of dishes and meals."<ref>[https://ecuphysicians.ecu.edu/wp-content/pv-uploads/sites/78/2021/07/NOVA-Classification-Reference-Sheet.pdf The NOVA Food Classification System], East Carolina University ECU Physicians website</ref>

== NOVA food classification system and ultra-processed food. Ultra-processed food and health risks. ==

== NOVA food classification system and ultra-processed food. Ultra-processed food and health risks. ==