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Much of the food we eat is ultra-processed – and being linked to heart attacks and dementia. But there is a way to eliminate UPFs from your diet without sacrificing flavour, says award-winning nutritionist ROB HOBSON

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As a nutritionist I’ve always prided myself on eating a balanced diet. But when health warnings about ultra-processed foods (UPFs) started to reach the mainstream, I was shocked to learn even I was unwittingly consuming more UPFs than I thought – many under the guise of being ‘healthy’.

I started to scrutinise the labels in my shopping basket and I was horrified. The chocolate protein shake I sipped as I left the gym, the ‘natural’ cereal bars I relied on

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Europe Is Sacrificing Its Ancient Forests for Energy

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Governments bet billions on burning timber for green power. The Times went deep into one of the continent’s oldest woodlands to track the hidden cost.

By Sarah Hurtes and Weiyi Cai
Photographs by Andreea Campeanu September 7, 2022



Burning wood was never supposed to be the cornerstone of the European Union’s green energy strategy.


When the bloc began subsidizing wood burning over a decade ago, it was seen as a quick boost for renewable fuel and an incentive

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