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Processed Food: Research

Asked by Yasmin QureshiLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 28 May 2025UIN 53029

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has commissioned on the health impacts of ultra-processed food; and when he expects findings to be published.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR launched a research call in July 2024 on the health and health inequality impacts of interventions that effect consumption of ultra processed foods, for which a funding decision will be made later this year. Findings from NIHR studies are made publicly available when the research has completed.

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