No convincing evidence that food processing should be included in UK dietary guidance: a comment on Dicken et al.
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Dicken et al’s trial of minimally processed vs. ultra-processed diets does not provide the evidence required to conclude that food processing should be included in UK dietary guidance. Methodological decisions by the research team resulted in diets differing in level of processing but also diets that were nutritionally mismatched in a way that can explain trial findings without the need to considering a food’s level of processing.
