Ultra-processed food: can it be good for you?

‘Ultra-processed foods are the devil.” That is what we are repeatedly told by the media and on our various social channels by health and wellness influencers. And there is some truth to this; heavily processed foods are part of a big problem when it comes to our nutritional health. In recent decades, obesity has become a common challenge for Irish children and adults alike. Ultra-processed foods [UPFs] lack a clear definition but are generally foods which have gone through such …