Professor Carlos Monteiro - whose work led to the Nova classification of food groups - said UPFs should be heavily taxed like tobacco, with revenue used to subsidise fresh produce.
Tax UPFs in order to subsidise fresh produce, Professor Carlos Monteiro has said. Even 'healthy' foods such as fruit bars are likely to be damaging to healthUltra-processed foods should be banned in schools and hospitals to stop them 'pushing aside' more nutritious alternatives, according to a leading researcher.
He will suggest reformulating foods - by doing things like reducing sugar and salt - does not go far enough, arguing the way they are made makes them dangerous. These foods including breakfast cereals, mass-produced bread, ready meals and ice-cream, tend to be higher in fat, saturated fat and sugar, while lower in fibre, protein and micronutrients.
He will say: 'Sales of UPFs in schools and health facilities should be banned, and there should be heavy taxation of UPFs with the revenue generated used to subsidise fresh foods.' However, others stated that comparing UPFs to tobacco or cigarettes is too 'simplistic'. She said: '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.
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