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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

And I’m saying that’s an argument from ignorance. Just because a definition isn’t 100% agreed upon by the scientific community doesn’t mean it’s completely useless.

Read carefully. I'm not saying there is no definition. I'm saying the definition is shit.

Tell me - by what mechanism are ultra-processed foods unhealthy?

You can't. Nobody can. Because the category of "ultra-processed foods" is ridiculously broad and even covers both plant and animal based products.

The entire approach to trying to define "ultra-processed foods" is working backwards from "things we think are unhealthy for myriad reasons".

In short - it's a marketing term they're trying to create a scientific definition for. It's a stupid idea.

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