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> no one can define what "processed" means this is 'ultra processed' food that is defined by NOVA classification system.
by dangwhy 4y ago
> no one can define what "processed" means
this is 'ultra processed' food that is defined by NOVA classification system.
- sqeaky 4y agoLinks to that? I am entirely unfamiliar and could easily find the wrong item.
- loeg 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-processed_food#NOVA_food_classification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-processed_food#NOVA_food... https://educhange.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NOVA-Classification-Reference-Sheet.pdf https://educhange.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NOVA-Classi... It's a classification system promoted by a single research group in Brazil (Monteiro et al).
- loeg 4y ago"NOVA classification system" by Monteiro et al's description of ultra-processed food is more or less exactly what I've described: > A singular feature of NOVA is its identification of ultra-processed food and drink products. These are not modified foods, but formulations mostly of cheap industrial sources of dietary energy and nutrients plus additives, using a series of processes (hence ‘ultra-processed’). All together, they are energy-dense, high in unhealthy types of fat, refined starches, free sugars and salt, and poor sources of protein, dietary fibre and micronutrients. Ultra-processed products are made to be hyper-palatable and attractive, with long shelf-life, and able to be consumed anywhere, any time. Previously we would just call this "junk food" rather than make some insinuation about "processing," which is still undefined and without meaning.