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Preschoolers get nearly half their calories from ultra-processed foods, study says

Preschoolers get nearly half their calories from ultra-processed foods, study says

MONTREAL — Canadian preschoolers are getting nearly half their calories from ultra-processed foods and it's putting them at risk of obesity, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Toronto's faculty of medicine found that nearly one in five of the more than 2,000 children they followed over a years-long study was overweight […]

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