The expert behind the Nova food classification system has called for processed foods to be given a tobacco-style health warning and for adverts to be banned.
An expert has called for a hefty tax on ultra-processed foods , proposing that the revenue should be used to make fresh produce more affordable.
Professor Carlos Monteiro from the University of Sao Paulo is set to highlight the threat these foods pose to global health at the International Congress on Obesity in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He advocates for a ban or severe restrictions on UPF advertising, alongside a substantial tax on these products. "Both tobacco and UPFs cause numerous serious illnesses and premature mortality; both are produced by transnational corporations that invest the enormous profits they obtain with their attractive/addictive products in aggressive marketing strategies, and in lobbying against regulation; and both are pathogenic by design, so reformulation is not a solution," he concluded.
"But treating food like tobacco is very simplistic. There is no such thing as a safe cigarette, even second-hand, so banning them is relatively straightforward in that the health case is very clear." Top Health Stories Today Dr Duane Mellor, dietitian and spokesperson for British Dietetic Association, who is an honorary academic fellow at Aston University, also chimed in, stating "it is not straightforward to draw parallels between the food industry and tobacco industry, as food is essential to life, tobacco is not".
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