How to identify and avoid ultra-processed 'food' - highly profitable, intensely appealing and intrinsically unhealthy pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Falling fertility, anyone? cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/no...
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A reasonable approach and an easy win, replace refined carbs with wholemeal alternatives www.prevention.com/food-nutriti...
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I saw a piece by Professor Berry about reframing processed foods in to harm levels, because Nova doesn't score health risk and outcomes. It's useful to do this particularly as there can be a significant price variation between a healthier and a less healthy processed food, when money is tight.
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I understand that, and agree there's a huge variation between the worst and least harmful UPFs. I think a lot of consumption is down to convenience or even downright laziness. I can produce a lot of the ready meals cheaper than the mass produced ones, so the argument about cost is at best marginal.
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The article in The Conversation shared above speaks to a lot of that, and the imprecision of Nova. youtu.be/8iZl4ZzhW3E?... Here's the Prof Berry piece I'm on about.
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You might be surprised how many people are poorly skilled in the kitchen! Yes there's some laziness and there's some convenience thrown in. Speaking as someone who is adventurous with food and then became vegan over night, I know I had the drive and skills to change, many don't though.
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That's why I make a point of getting the grandkids involved in food prep and cooking. My ex daughter in law doesn't teach them anything and relies a lot on ready meals I got the 9 y/o making beef burgers the other day for the BBQ, explained why they're called patties as she was forming them.
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Being engaged with food is good. Even better if they know where the food comes from as well as how it's made. Thankfully, I wasn't driven to eat one thing or another and we were raised to be open-minded about food, admittedly Anglicised versions though. Texture is massive driver of avoidance! 🍄
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Yes, being engaged is the way I have of getting them to eat a wider range of food. We have them here every weekend, and they're so fussy because of the limited range of foods they eat at home. They love making bread with me, and being involved in food prep means they're more likely to eat it.
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Making bread is a good one, how the gluten develops, the stickiness and all that business. I was this years old (minus one or two) when I learnt about slap and fold method for high hydration doughs!
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Oh and I don't think I've seen a wavy baking tray rack like that!
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Well done! They look delicious and hearty!
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Looks like ultra processed food is a risk factor for Parkinson's www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...
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Another reason to avoid highly processed foods bsky.app/profile/john...
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HFCS potentially linked to tumor growth pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39633044/
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Processed foods are costly to society www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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By adding fruits, vegetables, fiber, and complex carbohydrates to a western diet individuals can actively combat metabolic disorders and inhibit the development of cancer - exercise helps too jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Association of Ultraprocessed Food Consumption With Risk of Dementia www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...
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Don't think being vegetarian/vegan excludes you from this thread Plant-based meats tend to be ultra-processed and not many are fortified with key micronutrients found in meat. Relying on plant-based meat could lead to iron, zinc, and B12 deficiencies over time. www.scimex.org/newsfeed/are...
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Avoid insulin spikes by avoiding sugars/processed foods, and keep weight under control. The Role of Insulin Signaling in Hippocampal-Related Diseases: A Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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60% of US foods Contain technical food additives, new study finds thinkpol.ca/2023/03/13/6...
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Your body works better when you avoid refined carbs completely www.hartfordhospital.org/about-hh/new...
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Eat whole food not ultra processed food. "the consumption of highly processed foods, often industrially manufactured, increases the risk of death for people with type 2 diabetes, regardless of the nutritional quality of their diet" www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Another reason to avoid ultra-processed 'food' High intake of several emulsifiers, widely used in industrially processed foods to improve texture and extend shelf-life, is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Avoid Ultra Processed Foods for the sake of your health - UPF consumption is associated with higher risk of diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity advances.nutrition.org/article/S216...
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More evidence ultra processed food is harmful - 32 harmful effects www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Eat healthily people, avoid Ultra Processed Food - Respiratory diseases link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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void Ultra Processed Food where possible for the sake of your health pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38688162/
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Make healthy food choices, people. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are linked to cardiometabolic diseases and neurologic outcomes, such as cognitive decline and stroke independent of dietary choices www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...
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More evidence ultra processed food is bad for you. This time - colorectal & colon cancer. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38832708/
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Ultra processed food consumption is associated with the acceleration of biological aging www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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