Ultraprocessed Foods and Their Association With Cardiometabolic Health: Evidence, Gaps, and Opportunities: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association.

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• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Circulation

• Publication date

  2025-08-08

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001365PMID 40776885
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