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. 2024 Jan 11;48(4):449–460. doi: 10.1038/s41366-024-01460-3

Fig. 3. The Western ultra-processed food diet is obesogenic.

Fig. 3

The Western Diet (left panel) per se is obesogenic. In addition (right panel), chemicals in food packaging, such as can linings, can contain obesogens (red) which can leach into the food. Many food additives, preservatives, emulsifiers, and antioxidants are obesogens. Many fruits and vegetables are sprayed with pesticides, and some residues remain on them. Potential obesogens are those with only in vitro data. Reviewed in [87, 146, 147].