• atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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    23 hours ago

    And I’m saying that’s an argument from ignorance. Just because a definition isn’t 100% agreed upon by the scientific community doesn’t mean it’s completely useless.

    Read carefully. I’m not saying there is no definition. I’m saying the definition is shit.

    Tell me - by what mechanism are ultra-processed foods unhealthy?

    You can’t. Nobody can. Because the category of “ultra-processed foods” is ridiculously broad and even covers both plant and animal based products.

    The entire approach to trying to define “ultra-processed foods” is working backwards from “things we think are unhealthy for myriad reasons”.

    In short - it’s a marketing term they’re trying to create a scientific definition for. It’s a stupid idea.