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The US federal loophole that allows food companies to decide what's safe for you to eat
(www.cbsnews.com)
this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2024
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The article references another article referencing this paper that gives the following definition with reference to this paper:
It seems like the last referenced paper is the deep dive: Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them.
TL;DR: It's based on the NOVA classification system.
(PS The "news" in USA is almost entirely propaganda and other capitalist trash. It's no surprise when their "science" coverage is terrible. Most of the time it's not even science.)
The NOVA system is bad science, in my opinion.
When asked to classify centuries-old staples like cheese or jam or bread or pickles, the experts struggle to find a consensus on which category any given food is. And so the classification system itself is so imprecisely defined that studies based on the system will rest on a shaky foundation.
It's better to identify what specific foods and what specific cooking techniques are bad and how they might be bad, rather than trying to say that the act of chopping, blending, mixing, cooking, or fermentation automatically makes a food less healthy.
If certain additives are bad, say that those are bad. Don't try to lump in the other processing techniques into one basket.
Great link, thanks.
I wish every article that talks about "ultra-processed" foods would just link to the NOVA system or some other reference. Otherwise it just makes their statements seem so empty.
That’s bread or really any seed derived foods.
Yep, bread isn't necessarily in the ultra-processed category but most of the common brands are.
Doesn't mean you have to stop eating bread. Reading those NOVA guidelines and comparing the foods you eat will give you a lot to think about though.
https://youtu.be/NYi-7iaqmHk