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Laura Bargfeld is a multimedia reporter. They recently graduated from Walter Cronkite School
of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. While there, they worked
as a fellow in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Southwest Health Reporting Initiative
reporting on health disparities. They also participated in the Cronkite Borderlands Initiative and a News21 Investigation of police reform. Before becoming a journalist, they worked in freelance writing and film production.

Alex DiFeliceantonio, left, prepares food samples in the metabolic kitchen with researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion in Roanoke. DiFeliceantonio’s recent research investigates the influence of ultra-processed foods on reward processing and energy intake. Courtesy of Virginia Tech.
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Studies show highly processed foods may have addictive qualities, according to Virginia Tech researcher

Laura Bargfeld. by Laura Bargfeld December 19, 2022January 3, 2023

A recent article from professors at Virginia Tech and University of Michigan likens highly processed food to tobacco. The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute is among those involved.

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