You're conflating processed food with ultra-processed foods. Bread and soy milk are processed. A lot of food that isn't necessarily bad for you is considered pr

You're conflating processed food with ultra-processed foods. Bread and soy milk are processed. A lot of food that isn't necessarily bad for you is considered processed. Ultra-processed food is better described as a chemical soup that is turned into something resembling food. A good barometer is whether or not the ingredient list makes sense to a lay person. Bagged chips, candy bars, white bread, sodas, energy drinks, etc are all considered ultra-processed. I agree there needs to be more education. There are several documentaries on this you can find with a trivial Youtube search. The conclusion most of them reach is that the food lobby is so strong (here in America) that research rarely gets out. The companies responsible have an army of morally and ethically bankrupt PhDs pumping out garbage research to lower the SNR enough to muddy the waters. Ultra processed food companies are more-or-less the modern equivalent of the Tobacco lobby. As a final note on news - you should take a look at who is giving advertising money to the major news companies and movie studios. As always - follow the money. They'd never bite the hand that feeds.