'Ultra-processed food raises risk of heart attack and stroke, two studies show'
Diet studies are very difficult and there are always going to be post-hoc elements/confounding variables involving lifestyles, but I think this is important and there are minimum of two or three scandals waiting to happen that I'm underqualified to volunteer my opinions of why*:
* although I very much avoid artificial sweeteners (harder than you'd think†), carboxylmethylcellulose emulsifiers (harder than you'd think‡), polysorbate 80, low fat alternatives, and try to mostly eat stuff cooked from fresh because that's what I'm evolved to eat. A bit like a pig discovered fire. I don't care about MSG or 'natural flavouring' and have no fear of chemicals when making an informed choice. But, counterintuitively, it seems taste, mouthfeel and palatability, may affect how we digest things, independently of ingredients - see low fat alternatives.
† in my best Charlton Heston voice "they put it in the pickle!".
‡ I love pies: Steak and Kidney, beef, chicken and bacon, cheese and onion, steak and ale, apple, blackcurrant and apple, gooseberry and game. There is an extensive list, which I'll spare you, but basically not so keen on mushrooms. TBF there is also a list of steamed puddings.
Always read/know the ingredients.
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