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Good article. I'm a fitness enthusiast, a martial artist, and a now and then personal trainer. I've had similar talks with my wife and children. My six year

by qmr 1mo ago

Good article. I'm a fitness enthusiast, a martial artist, and a now and then personal trainer. I've had similar talks with my wife and children. My six year old is always reading labels and watching for added sugar and protein when we're shopping. "This one is new, it only has 9 grams added sugar can we try it?" "This looks yummy but it has 40 grams of added sugar!" "Ooh daddy this one has 15 grams of protein from peas and whey." (We've also talked about how too much soy protein is not great for men's health) Ice cream is our main indulgence, which we sometimes make ourselves. Remember, there is a well paid army of food scientists and psychologists working against you. That incredibly satisfying crunch in the new snack you found is not an accident. It makes it satisfying to eat, which makes you buy more. You get what you measure, you measure what you get. The only thing corporations care about is money. Number go up, good. In general the closer you can get to simple unprocessed ingredients, the better your health will be.

flexagoon 1mo ago
The EU has a system called Nutri-Score that prints a nutritional rating from A to E on food packages. If you're not in the EU, you can also scan barcodes with the OpenFoodFacts app for the same rating. It's not perfect by any means and there's many criticisms of its methodology, but it's a very simple formula and serves as a good proxy for "is this food generally healthy"
- Ekaros 1mo ago
  Some countries in EU do some don't. I think only ingredients and Energy, fat, carbohydrates and sugar; proteins and salt is mandatory.
  - flexagoon 1mo ago
    Ah ok, didn't know it's not all of the EU. Well then the advice about the OpenFoodFacts app still applies.
prteja11 1mo ago
I mean other than the wrong information about soy, the rest sounds like good advice. > We've also talked about how too much soy protein is not great for men's health https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33383165/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33383165/ (Neither soy nor isoflavone intake affects male reproductive hormones: An expanded and updated meta-analysis of clinical studies)

by qmr 1mo ago

flexagoon 1mo ago

The EU has a system called Nutri-Score that prints a nutritional rating from A to E on food packages. If you're not in the EU, you can also scan barcodes with the OpenFoodFacts app for the same rating. It's not perfect by any means and there's many criticisms of its methodology, but it's a very simple formula and serves as a good proxy for "is this food generally healthy"

Ekaros 1mo ago
Some countries in EU do some don't. I think only ingredients and Energy, fat, carbohydrates and sugar; proteins and salt is mandatory.
- flexagoon 1mo ago
  Ah ok, didn't know it's not all of the EU. Well then the advice about the OpenFoodFacts app still applies.

prteja11 1mo ago

I mean other than the wrong information about soy, the rest sounds like good advice. > We've also talked about how too much soy protein is not great for men's health https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33383165/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33383165/ (Neither soy nor isoflavone intake affects male reproductive hormones: An expanded and updated meta-analysis of clinical studies)