'Warning: ultra-processed' - A call for warnings on foods that aren't really foods
Trish Cotter, Alexey Kotov, Shuo Wang, Nandita Murukutla, Trish Cotter, Alexey Kotov, Shuo Wang, Nandita Murukutla
No abstract availableKeywords: health policy; nutrition; public health.
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Competing interests: None declared.
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