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Ultra-processed foods need tobacco-style warnings, says scientist
(www.theguardian.com)
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From the study itself:
What is a "whole food?"
I looked further into the paper they used to classify UPFs
So I guess a "whole food" is a food that doesn't contain High fructose corn syrup or additives. But if they are making this direct link between ultra-processed foods and increased mortality, then surely it's these specific substances that are responsible for it? So why aren't we banning high fructose corn syrup and these additives?
Surely it doesn't need to be more complicated than that?
Human health and nutrition is, of course, highly complex. A substance may be generally healthy in one formulation/concentration, and tend to cause health problems in in another.
A "whole food" is not strictly defined, but is "Group 1" in the Nova food classification you mentioned.
Once you take a bite out of a whole food it's not whole anymore.
That's right! It's close to being a whole food, but it's just a bit off.
Not necessarily. Think about it like cigarettes. The nicotine is what gets you addicted, but it is not what kills you. In a similar vein, these additives might cause you in some way or another to consume an unhealthy diet in the most general sense. So the effect can be more indirect.
I'm pretty sure high fructose corn syrup is banned here and when my wife from the US moved in with me she kept complaining how things don't taste as sweet until she got used to it.