The critical need for a robust research agenda on ultra-processed food consumption and cancer risk

Erikka Loftfield; Steven C. Moore; Susan T. Mayne

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004482

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The critical need for a robust research agenda on ultra-processed food consumption and cancer risk

Erikka Loftfield ,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: erikka.loftfield@nih.gov

Affiliation Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3573-8748

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Steven C. Moore,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8169-1661

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Susan T. Mayne

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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The critical need for a robust research agenda on ultra-processed food consumption and cancer risk

Erikka Loftfield,
Steven C. Moore,
Susan T. Mayne

Published: November 19, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004482

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