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How worried should you be about ultra-processed foods?

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By Sam Wong Verified
| New Scientist Verified
Ultra-processed foods are often high in fat and sugar In the past few years, there has been a growing clamour from scientists, doctors and the media about ultra-processed foods (UPFs). Some have warned that the trend towards more and more processed food in our diet is mainly responsible for the huge burden of chronic diseases in the modern world. But what are UPFs, what makes them bad for you, and how worried should you be? The first question is surprisingly difficult to answer.
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Piercing crocodile close-up wins ecology photo competition

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By Sam Wong Verified
| New Scientist Verified
Biting flies on the head of an American crocodile Most animals would be afraid to go near a crocodile, but biting flies have no qualms about landing on this fearsome predator and drinking its blood. This photo, taken by Zeke Rowe in Panama’s Coiba National Park, was chosen as the overall winner of the British Ecological Society’s annual Capturing Ecology photography competition.
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The ‘709’ children

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By Sam Wong Verified, Yanxi Mou
| Asia Democracy Chronicles
T wo children below the age of six are denied the right to travel on grounds of “endangering national security.” Beginning at kindergarten, a boy keeps getting denied admission to schools that have been told to turn him away. A teenager is forcibly disappeared while overseas. All these are the doing of Chinese authorities.
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