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>Whole grain bread or infant formula are “highly processed” despite very healthy. "processed" and "healthy" are oxymorons. I think it's better to tell people
by max_ 9mo ago
>Whole grain bread or infant formula are “highly processed” despite very healthy.
"processed" and "healthy" are oxymorons.
I think it's better to tell people to restrict themselves to "whole foods".
- lazyasciiart 9mo agoI believe you’re missing their point. As well as demonstrating a complete lack of information about infant formula.
- fabbbbb 9mo agoTo me it seems the point is “processed” == bad. Isn’t it? And NOVA seems to be the gold standard for what’s “processed”. Of course there’s better things as whole grain bread in plastic foil (whole grain bread freshly made) or infant formula (breastfeeding). But they are more healthy than other things that rank better in NOVA.
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- fabbbbb 9mo agoDid you find evidence for your two claims? You can compose a pretty healthy diet from what’s called “processed” (prepared, cooked and packaged). From the very same pyramid.
- max_ 9mo agoYes please. For example, eating a fruit is very different from drinking fruit juice. And the process of "juicification" destroys fibre. [1] And this is just mild processing. It gets worse for other processed foods that have preservatives etc. Infant formula is just a scam. Nothing beats breast milk when it comes to feeding babies. Infant formula puts you at risk of corporate scams — https://x.com/i/status/2009105279414141380 https://x.com/i/status/2009105279414141380 [1]: https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default%3Fid%3Dfruit-vs-fruit-juice-whats-the-difference-197-30060 https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default%3Fid%3Dfr...
- malfist 9mo agoProcessed and healthy are not oxymorons. For one, most all preservation methods are processing, including canning, freezing and drying. You can't possibly claim that frozen or canned veggies are unhealthy
- lithocarpus 9mo agoSure, and, more processed is almost always less healthy than less processed. Doesn't mean "bad for me" just "not quite as good for me"
- maerF0x0 9mo agoreally non-scientifically speaking, the kind of "processed" that seems to be less healthy comes closer to "pre-chewed/digested" and "concentrated" (ground very fine, broken down into constituent parts. Eg: refined flours over whole grains. corn syrup over corn on the cob (or even just frozen whole corn), Fruit juice over sliced fresh/frozen fruit. A big challenge is how do you make rules/terms for that uneducated (on the topic) folks, disinterested folks, and lower IQ folks (MeanIQ - 1SD) can readily understand and apply in their busy + stressful lives?
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