Richard Murphy on Nostr: Ultra-processed foods are causing losses of 10% of UK GDP, so harmful are they ...

Ultra-processed foods are causing losses of 10% of UK GDP, so harmful are they https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/11/16/ultra-prcessed-foods-are-causing-losses-of-10-of-uk-gdp-so-harmful-are-they/ Ultra-processed foods are designed to be addictive, and like all addictive substances they are profoundly harmful. Now we know that they impose the biggest single cost on the UK economy - eating up the NHS, consuming public funds and destroying lives on an unprecedented scale. So, what will Wes Streeting do about them?