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An @npr article on the link between diets high in processed foods and negative #health conditions fails to mention the socioeconomic angle: cheap, ultraprocessed foods are more economically accessible -- especially in food deserts -- and disproportionately affect the population by #economic strata. Many of the health consequences listed are rather more likely a result of economic disparity.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/18/1238939706/ultra-processed-food-junk-food-disease-cancer-anxiety-depression-diet