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<p>The Government encourages everyone to have a healthy balanced diet in line with
the United Kingdom’s healthy eating model, the Eatwell Guide, which shows that foods
high in fat, salt or sugar should be eaten less often or in small amounts.</p><p>
</p><p>UK Government dietary guidelines are based on recommendations from the Scientific
Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). SACN is currently carrying out a scoping review
of the evidence on processed foods and health and aims to publish its position statement
in the summer of 2023.</p><p> </p><p>There is currently no universally agreed definition
of ultra-processed foods. However, a diet high in foods classified as processed is
often high in calories, salt, saturated fat and sugar and low in fibre, fruit and
vegetables, which is associated with an increased risk of obesity and developing chronic
diseases including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers.</p>
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