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That's the weird thing about about this field, the definition for ultra processed they use is pretty arbitrary from (iirc) some Brazilian paper. And still, effects are found.

So it's really important what the mechanism is why e.g. it leads to higher calory intake.

I think it's something to do with mouth texture or chewiness that causes us to eat more of processed foods, but I've only read a small bit.