Calls for ultra-processed foods to be slapped with warning labels over fears that UK is set to be hit by ‘tidal wave of harm’ from junk food

Ultra-processed food should come with a warning label due to the dangers it poses to our health, a doctor says.

Dr Chris van Tulleken called for the move after recent studies linked eating ultra-processed food (UPF) to anĀ increased risk of heart attacks, strokes and high blood pressure.

UPF, a category which includes items such as ready meals, breakfast cereals, baked beans and sliced bread forms more than 50 per cent of the average British diet.

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