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According to the Canadian Society of Intestinal Research:

According to the Canadian Society of Intestinal Research:

{{Cquote|Ultra-Processed Foods: The term comes from the NOVA food classification system, a system created to classify foods based on how they are processed and for what purpose (extending shelf life, fortifying with vitamins and minerals, creating ready-to-eat or ready-to-heat foods, etc.). They classify food into four groups: unprocessed or minimally processed foods, processed culinary ingredients, processed foods, and ultra-processed foods. ultra-processed foods are defined as “formulations of several ingredients which, besides salt, sugar, oils, and fats, include food substances not used in culinary preparations, in particular flavours, colours sweeteners, emulsifiers, and other additives used to imitate sensorial qualities of unprocessed or minimally processed foods and their culinary preparations or to disguise undesirable qualities of the final product.”<ref>[https://badgut.org/information-centre/health-nutrition/ultra-processed-foods/#:~:text=Ultra%2Dprocessed%20foods%20are%20defined,qualities%20of%20unprocessed%20or%20minimally Everything in moderation? Focusing on ultra-processed foods], Canadian Society of Intestinal Research website</ref>}}

{{Cquote|Ultra-Processed Foods: The term comes from the [[NOVA food classification system]], a system created to classify foods based on how they are processed and for what purpose (extending shelf life, fortifying with vitamins and minerals, creating ready-to-eat or ready-to-heat foods, etc.). They classify food into four groups: unprocessed or minimally processed foods, processed culinary ingredients, processed foods, and ultra-processed foods. ultra-processed foods are defined as “formulations of several ingredients which, besides salt, sugar, oils, and fats, include food substances not used in culinary preparations, in particular flavours, colours sweeteners, emulsifiers, and other additives used to imitate sensorial qualities of unprocessed or minimally processed foods and their culinary preparations or to disguise undesirable qualities of the final product.”<ref>[https://badgut.org/information-centre/health-nutrition/ultra-processed-foods/#:~:text=Ultra%2Dprocessed%20foods%20are%20defined,qualities%20of%20unprocessed%20or%20minimally Everything in moderation? Focusing on ultra-processed foods], Canadian Society of Intestinal Research website</ref>}}

In addition, according to numerous peer-reviewed [[medical science]] journals, ultra-processed food (often called merely processed food by laymen and others) poses numerous, serious health risks.<ref>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34299832/ Ultra-Processed Food Availability and Noncommunicable Diseases: A Systematic Review], ''International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health'', 2021 Jul 10;18(14):7382. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147382.</ref> PubMed has over 1,800 medical journal articles related to the health risks of ultra-processed/processed food.<ref>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=processed%20food PubMed search results for the keyword "Processed food"]</ref>

In addition, according to numerous peer-reviewed [[medical science]] journals, ultra-processed food (often called merely processed food by laymen and others) poses numerous, serious health risks.<ref>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34299832/ Ultra-Processed Food Availability and Noncommunicable Diseases: A Systematic Review], ''International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health'', 2021 Jul 10;18(14):7382. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147382.</ref> PubMed has over 1,800 medical journal articles related to the health risks of ultra-processed/processed food.<ref>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=processed%20food PubMed search results for the keyword "Processed food"]</ref>