Ultra-processed food is unhealthy: it triggers inflammatory reactions in our body | Analysis

It is well known that ultra-processed food is bad for your health. But until recently, we didn’t know exactly why. Now there is growing evidence that chips, cookies, factory bread and prepared meats do not simply have poor nutritional value, but can cause harmful inflammation in the body.

In European and North American countries, ultra-processed foods, such as some types of potato chips, now account for more than half of the calories consumed.