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Re:Nobody knows why ultra-processed foods are bad for you by ifyoubuildit on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @12:17PM (#42247610)
> others, like breakfast cereals, bread and yogurt, were instead linked to lower risks for cardiovascular disease.

This surprises me. A lot of breakfast cereals and sweetened yogurts are basically candy, and I would have assumed are heavy contributors to poor health.

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Re:Nobody knows why ultra-processed foods are bad for you by sfink on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @03:35PM (#42249786)
I don't see where your assumption is being challenged. "Breakfast cereals" is a very loose category. I would not conclude that Froot Loops lower risks of cardiovascular disease just because Ezekiel's Gravel Bits have been shown to do the same.
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Re:Nobody knows why ultra-processed foods are bad for you by Jensson on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @12:20PM (#42247637)
> A lot of breakfast cereals and sweetened yogurts are basically candy

Apparently "basically candy" is not the same thing as candy. That is a great find, lets us eat basically candy without the health consequences.

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Re:Nobody knows why ultra-processed foods are bad for you by chrchr on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @07:24PM (#42251609)
Wait until you learn about The Ice Cream Paradox:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/05/ice-cre...

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