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Ultraprocessed Plant-Based Foods: Considerations for Nutrition Educators

Wendy D Lazouras1, Matthew J Landry2

  • 1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA.

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
|July 31, 2026
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dietary patternnutrition educationplant-based alternativeplant-based dietultraprocessed

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