Ultra-processed food
Quick summary of the science :
Ultra-processed foods, are food and drink products, that have undergone high levels of manipulation e.g. extrusion, molding, milling etc. These foods are designed to be “convenient, eaten on the go, hyper-palatable and appealing to consumers”, they have not been designed with health in mind.
Ultra-processed foods tend to be high in sugar, artificial ingredients, refined carbohydrates and fats.
Click the buttons to learn more about some of the specific, potentially problematic key ingredients found in these foods.
That extra ingredient in processed foods that’s making a BIG difference
Microbial transglutaminases are pop up in everything………. from pastries, to polony, but they’re not listed as an ingredient. Maybe it’s time they should be ?
Smoothies, whether they’re low carb or high carb, can make you fat
If you’re weight watching, the question to ask about a food, is not, what is the carb count, but what is it’s texture. Soft foods, aka processed foods, are driving obesity
Where have all the trans fats gone ?
The WHO is committed to make the world trans fat free, by REPLACING trans fats, with alternative products by 2023. How safe are these alternative fats ?
A high fat diet can make you fat, but the fat is not the reason
If you want to make a mouse fat, just feed it MORE FAT. But fat is now not supposed to make you fat, so what gives ? These high fat diets are missing something
Boxed milk is more convenient but it is not so beneficial
Human babies consuming raw cow’s milk, suffer from a lot less runny noses, fevers, ear aches, coughs and up set tummies than babies drinking boxed milk.
How to make eating oats for breakfast a healthier option
Traditionally oats came as flakes, now days, they often come as flour – the benefit, they’re faster to prepare, but they’re also faster to assimilate and this, matters
Fake food – it’s killing us softly, with eat bite
Modern food processing techniques mean we’re increasingly eating fake food. The extra and missing ingredients in our diet are making us fat and sick.
There is something “ROTTEN” in soybean oil
Despite their cholesterol “benefits”, soybean oils have been shown to be obesogenic and diabetogenic in rodent systems……… what is the problem ?
Using a milk substitute ? Odds are you’re missing more than calcium
Among the nutrients in milk is iodine. If you are using a milk substitute, you’re getting pretty close to no iodine. Iodine shortages cause health issues…
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