STORY AT-A-GLANCE Aggressive marketing campaigns and advertising by food companies promote ultraprocessed foods as desirable and convenient
Many brands, like Stouffer’s, also promote a wholesome image with “scratch-made taste,” but many contain “alarming” levels of toxins in every bite
Many Stouffer’s products received the worst “10” rating from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) Food Scores, due to poor nutrition, ingredient concerns and processing concerns
Ultraprocessed foods have infiltrated the globe, bringing with them rapid increases in obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, and 13 of 15 major cancers
Ultraprocessed foods contain a number of harmful ingredients and contaminants, including seeds oils rich in linoleic acid (LA), additives, artificial sweeteners, emulsifiers, colorants, bisphenols and phthalates