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Industrially processed pizzas, cereals, and convenience foods are responsible for a host of diseases. Policymakers and doctors need to lead the food fight.

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[-] RickRussell_CA@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

To their credit, they say "ultra-processed" to capture this distinction.

[-] Silverseren@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

They use another vague term with little to no meaningful distinction in order to avoid the actual problem, which in this case is overeating and, in general, is foods having too much sugar, salt, and others things added. Additives that are fine in moderation, but are way higher and outside the daily recommended value in these cases.

[-] FiskFisk33@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

It's a well defined term:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-processed_food

which they also take some time discussing in the beginning of the article.

[-] blazera@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

what distinction is that? What point does a food become ultra-processed? Do foods like kimchi, or honey, or canned or dried beans count?

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