““Ultra-processed food causes 1 in 7 early deaths” — what the cohort study actually measured”
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Overstated — association, not causation
What we found
Overstated. The study shows association, not causation, and the 1-in-7 figure comes from a model the authors themselves flag as an upper bound. The underlying link is real; the headline number is not a finding.
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