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If whole milk, chicken, beef etc aren’t on the list then their definition of healthy is nonsense. For some reason people seem obsessed with overcomplicating th
by naming_the_user 2y ago
If whole milk, chicken, beef etc aren’t on the list then their definition of healthy is nonsense.
For some reason people seem obsessed with overcomplicating their diets. You don’t need to subsist on a diet of rabbit food to be healthy, you just don’t want to be constantly having deep fried crap, donuts, Doritos, etc, and definitely not 3000 cal a day unless you’re an athlete or heavy manual worker.
It baffles me that we’ve had to invent a whole term “ultra processed” to describe things that a generation or two would just be called junk food.
- autoexec 2y agoWe've had to invent the term because "junk food" isn't well defined or understood. A lot of ultra processed food wouldn't be considered junk food by many people and some junk food like cakes and pastries might be considered processed but still not be considered "ultra processed". As a new term, the definition of "ultra processed" is still being narrowed down and clarified, but at least it isn't saddled with several decades of past definitions or ideas of what junk food is or isn't. It's become clear that ultra processed foods have major negative impacts on health in ways other foods don't. My guess is that as research into ultra processed foods continues we'll eventually end up with even more new terms to drill down into specific types of foods, production methods, and even marketing practices that are harmful/unhealthy.