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Re:Ultra-processed foods may contribute to cognitive decline by loeg on Monday March 06, 2023 @01:20PM (#35045172)
I think the major problem is that no one can define what "processed" means in any consistent or objective sense. It's just a retcon'd category of things people already think of as unhealthy.
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Re:Ultra-processed foods may contribute to cognitive decline by dangwhy on Monday March 06, 2023 @01:58PM (#35045884)
> no one can define what "processed" means

this is 'ultra processed' food that is defined by NOVA classification system.

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Re:Ultra-processed foods may contribute to cognitive decline by sqeaky on Monday March 06, 2023 @02:56PM (#35046715)
Links to that? I am entirely unfamiliar and could easily find the wrong item.
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Re:Ultra-processed foods may contribute to cognitive decline by loeg on Monday March 06, 2023 @06:33PM (#35049404)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-processed_food#NOVA_food...

https://educhange.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NOVA-Classi...

It's a classification system promoted by a single research group in Brazil (Monteiro et al).

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Re:Ultra-processed foods may contribute to cognitive decline by loeg on Monday March 06, 2023 @06:33PM (#35049394)
"NOVA classification system" by Monteiro et al is exactly what I've described.

> A singular feature of NOVA is its identification of ultra-processed food and drink products. These are not modified foods, but formulations mostly of cheap industrial sources of dietary energy and nutrients plus additives, using a series of processes (hence ‘ultra-processed’). All together, they are energy-dense, high in unhealthy types of fat, refined starches, free sugars and salt, and poor sources of protein, dietary fibre and micronutrients. Ultra-processed products are made to be hyper-palatable and attractive, with long shelf-life, and able to be consumed anywhere, any time.

Previously we would just call this "junk food" rather than make some insinuation about "processing," which is still undefined and without meaning.

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Re:Ultra-processed foods may contribute to cognitive decline by JustSomeNobody on Thursday March 09, 2023 @09:35AM (#35081563)
Flour, water, salt, yeast. Take those and make bread. You have "processed" food. Now, take flour, water, salt, yeast, flour conditioners, sugars, added nutrients, etc. and make bread. You have "ultra-processed" foods.

Processed can be fine as long as you use healthy ingredients. Ultra-processed is never fine.

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