Are ultra-processed foods uniquely addictive?

Why we need Taylor Swift’s Pop-tart recipe to find out

We’re getting accustomed to experts blaming “ultra-processed food” for most diet-related conditions—a total of 32 diseases now, according to a study in the BMJ last week. Ultra-processed foods (UPF) have also increasingly been singled out for being uniquely addictive. Big Food, we’re told, has concocted the perfect combination of sugar, salt, and fat to…