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Junk food addiction 

Some scientists think ultra-processed food, like ice cream and chocolate, should come with a warning.

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The story  

The junk food you love might soon have 'addictive' written on it.

A major review has found that adding warning labels to ultra-processed food could stop people buying it. 

Researchers say these foods can have the same addiction symptoms as drugs.

They estimate one in seven adults and one in eight children are already addicted to ultra-processed foods.

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tackle
deal with

• Police are patrolling the streets to help tackle crime.
• Campaigners say we should eat less meat and dairy to try to tackle climate change.

labelled
described in a specific way

• Neil was labelled the class clown in school. His teachers thought he was cheeky.
• The captain has been labelled as the worst player in the sport's history.

slapping
attaching urgently

• I slapped my money onto the café counter when I received an urgent call.
• The boy slapped his homework down in anger and left the classroom.

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