Green Health & Wellness It is time for a coalition against ultra-processed foods – GWC Mag gwcmagMarch 30, 2024042 views Richard M Hoffman, associate lecturer University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK R.Hoffman{at}herts.ac.uk The formation of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) by the Royal College of Physicians in 1971 to lobby and campaign for tobacco control was a major step forward in public health. Since poor diet has overtaken smoking as the leading killer in many Western countries, it may now be time for a coalition against ultra-processed foods (UPFs). The case for such a body is further advanced by the new umbrella review of …