A recent report by nutrition experts from Brazil and Canada concludes that the ever-increasing production and consumption of ultra-processed foods such as sweet or savoury packaged snacks, reconstituted meat products and soft drinks is threatening increased obesity. Not only that, it is also leading to sustainability crises such as the degradation of land and water resources, waste caused by mass animal husbandry, and food and nutrition insecurity.

As such, the report’s authors say, the impact of ultra-processed food on human health is itself a world crisis to be confronted.

Read more about the threat of ultra-processed foods to human health, including how ‘Big Food’ – the largest transnational food conglomerates – is driving huge changes in global food production, purchasing and consumption patterns.