Processed Food Debate
Discussions question why processed and ultra-processed foods are considered unhealthy, debating definitions of processing, its inherent effects, and distinctions from minimally processed options.
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Why? Why is “processed” automatically bad?
this is processed food. Processed food is fine. Ultra-processed food is processed food put into a plastic bag, shipped far away to be consumed 6 months after it was produced.
What inherent trait of "processing" makes a food unhealthy?
what is the difference between a processed food and an unprocessed food? what degree of processing makes a food ultra-processed? what ingredients should I be looking for and why? what is so nutritious about potatoes, and why does frying change anything? what is special about seed oil?
Why would eating processed food be bad? What does it matter if the ingredients are recognizable.
Only if all you consume is heavily pre-processed.
Is "highly processed" always the same as "bad"?
What is it exactly about "processed foods" that make it bad for you. Is it just that they tend to be the ones with high sugar and fat content, or is there something about the processing of processed foods that is unhealthy?
#shutupandtakemymoney(if you knew how most processed food were made, you wouldn't touch anything other than fresh vegetables).
"Clearly then, mere act of processing something doesn't make the thing bad for you."It bothers me too, but I think the problem right now is they don't exactly know what part of the "ultra processed" foods is harmful yet.