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Most Americans get more than half their calories from ultraprocessed foods , those super-tasty, energy-dense foods typically full of sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats, according to a new federal report .

Nutrition research has shown for years that ultraprocessed foods make up a big chunk of the U.S. diet, especially for kids and teens.

For the first time, however, the CDC has confirmed those high levels of consumption, using dietary data collected from August 2021 to August 2023.

The report comes amid growing scrutiny of such foods by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who blames them for causing chronic disease.

"We are poisoning ourselves and it's coming principally from these ultraprocessed foods," Kennedy told Fox News earlier this year.

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