Learning to tell the difference between good processing (putting onions in a bag or canning vegetables to preserve them) and bad (creating a breakfast cereal out of highly refined grains and added sugars) is key to making heathy dietary choices while maintaining convenience.
There is a growing body of research suggesting high intake of processed foods is associated with various health problems, especially when those foods are highly—or ultra—processed. Many public health guidelines, from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans to World Health Organization recommendations, encourage limiting intake of processed foods. But what, exactly, are processed foods? (See “What […]
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