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Ultra-Processed Foods: A Load of Baloney?

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Apr 28, 2022
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ANECDOTE

White Rice Caused A Vitamin Crisis

  • In late 1800s Japan, milling brown rice into white rice spread widely and a rare disease, beriberi, exploded.
  • Processing removed a B vitamin and caused deaths until the nutrient was later added back.
INSIGHT

Ultra-Processed Defined And Linked To Disease

  • Ultra-processed foods are industrial, ready-to-eat items like instant meals, packaged bread, and snacks.
  • Large cohort studies link higher ultra-processed intake to elevated risks of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and death.
INSIGHT

Processing Boosted Calorie Intake

  • Kevin Hall ran a tightly controlled inpatient crossover study matching nutrients but varying processing.
  • Participants ate ~500 extra calories/day and gained weight on the ultra-processed diet despite matched macros.
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