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I mean, which foods even count as ultraprocessed isn't well defined. It's not an ingredient, it's not a technique. OP was trying to find a problem for their solution, you're right, but lack of exercise is just as big of a suspect if not bigger.
They're engineered to be very appealing for sure, but do you have a link for the not filling us up bit? That one's new to me.
https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/ultra-processed-food-and-obesity-how-can-we-eat-more-healthy/168204/
https://library.fabresearch.org/viewItem.php?id=12667
Thanks. Interesting that it's the texture that's suspect here - it's thought our jaws are too small to fit wisdom teeth for the exact same soft-food reason.
As far as I know there isn't good science yet or strict definition, so nothing really to source except personal experience