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Re:Better cognitive ability from less snacking of processed ... by importantbrian on Thursday May 25, 2023 @05:17PM (#36076347)
Wheat [1], Corn [2], Sugar [3], Fruit [4], etc. Are all multi-billion dollar industries as well. Are you equally skeptical of studies demonstrating the health effects of fruits and vegetables?

[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/190362/total-us-wheat-pr... [2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167209/leading-global-c... [3] https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/05/12/266748.... [4] https://www.statista.com/outlook/cmo/food/fruits-nuts/fresh-...

Re:Better cognitive ability from less snacking of processed ... by kevviiinn on Thursday May 25, 2023 @07:54PM (#36078001)
Calling wheat, corn, and sugar vegetables is a disingenuous stretch
Re:Better cognitive ability from less snacking of processed ... by importantbrian on Friday May 26, 2023 @10:37AM (#36084752)
I guess you missed the etc. But the fresh vegetable market is a 3/4 of a trillion dollar industry [1].

[1] https://www.statista.com/outlook/cmo/food/vegetables/fresh-v...

Re:Better cognitive ability from less snacking of processed ... by kevviiinn on Friday May 26, 2023 @12:44PM (#36086565)
Okay? So where are the studies funded by big veggie?
Re:Better cognitive ability from less snacking of processed ... by importantbrian on Friday May 26, 2023 @02:38PM (#36088028)
There are tons of them. Just as a quick example, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408398.2019.1... this is a study who's funding came from the Produce for Better Health Foundation, which is a non-profit with the specific goal of increasing fruit and vegetable consumption. It's executive committee and financial partners are all produce industry execs and companies. They cite 422 references and if you go through them you'll find that many of them are funded by similar industry groups or directly from major produce companies.