Obesity as a profit model
By Mathilde de Jeu (editor until June 2025), Irene van den Berg (editor until October 2025), | 24 August, 2024
Five of the 10 largest producers of ultra-processed food on the European market are investing in products for diseases caused by unhealthy eating. Most investments date from after 2020. The investments in diabetes medicines and weight-loss products are part of a larger trend: more and more food producers have been investing in the health sector.
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