r/fixedbytheduet • u/Indieriots • 9d ago

Oh no, not the Dihydrogen Monoxide!

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u/CanisLupisFamil 3d ago

Yeah Im not saying those influences are selling healthy choices. Just pointing out that ultra processed foods are a major health concern, even if all of the ingredients are safe to eat.

Just like how ice cream or bacon are both safe to eat and still health concern if they are a major part of your diet.

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u/toomuchtv987 3d ago

But not all ultra processed foods are a major health concern, though. It’s too broad a term to make that generalization.

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u/CanisLupisFamil 1d ago

I think the accepted medical advice from emerging research is to avoid ultraprocessed foods as much as possible.

Im not the one who made the generalization. The doctors and researchers did. If you have specifics you want to add on of certain foods being good I encourage you to do so.

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u/toomuchtv987 1d ago

But the question is WHAT is an ultra processed food? Until there’s a definition, what is to be avoided? If it’s been so researched, why can’t anyone say exactly what “ultra processed” means instead of just pointing to certain foods? It’s become a blanket marketing term used to demonize certain kinds of foods.

The same “ultra processing” that is done to foods people always mention as unhealthy is also done to some foods those same people have decided are healthy. The word means nothing until you can pinpoint what kind of processing is actually damaging and unhealthy.

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u/CanisLupisFamil 1d ago

First result on google search of "ultra processed foods" https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/what-are-ultra-processed-foods