Corporate report

Making sense of ultra-processed foods: a public dialogue

This dialogue set out to ensure that the views of people across the UK feed into UKRI research and innovation research priorities and programmes at an early stage.

• From: BBSRC
• Published: 16 April 2026

Documents

Making sense of ultra-processed foods report

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Making sense of ultra-processed foods technical appendix

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Details

This document outlines in detail the research recommendations from the year-long public dialogue. Participant recommendations are captured under three broad research themes, including:

• ultra processed food (UPF) research: on the impact of ultra-processed foods on health and the impact on the environment of their production
• behavioural research: on people’s interactions with UPFs
• structural research: on broader societal factors affecting UPF production and consumption