Ambiguity is inevitable in something as complicated as nutrition. I'm casting doubt on this specific categorization for being a poor proxy for healthiness and for completely ignoring salient factors that drive nutrition choices. Many single parents would love the opportunity to buy and cook raw ingredients for their kids every night, but cost and time makes that not an option for many. A good categorization system would accommodate this by e.g. distinguishing between whole grain bread with preservatives and wonder bread. UPF is an all or nothing categorization that is only helpful if you already have a conception of whats healthy and filter your choices through that while calling it UPF.

> I think this is misleading and dishonest, which is why I am being direct.

Good save, everyone reading this totally thinks that's what you were doing and not just showing your whole ass while making my point for me.