I don't doubt that there's a link between highly-processed junk food and increased risk of chronic disease.  But the way we are defining UPFs threatens to bake an awful lot of privilege into our food policy. 

Sources:

Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses   (British Medical Journal)

Related listening:

A provocative new study on ultra-processed foods (Nutrition Diva Ep . #735)