Tag: processed foods
Evidence from a recent animal study demonstrated how an ultra-processed diet reduced total body and leg lengths, as well as weakened the structure of trabecular bone, increasing the risk of fractures #processedfood #processedfoods
Junk food giants are thoroughly intertwined with public health recommendations pertaining to food and nutrition — to the detriment of public health. Processed foods, junk foods, and soft drinks are key culprits in the rise of obesity and chronic diseases that have a key role to play in COVID-19 deaths. #junkfoods #covid19 #covid19deaths
No diet is right for everyone, except one: a clean diet. Here’s how to make your meals healthier. #healthyeating
Eating fast food — the epitome of highly processed “fake” foods — can have lasting ramifications on your brain health, so much so that researchers at Australian National University suggested you can cause “irreversible” damage by the time you reach middle age, just by eating a fast-food diet and not staying active. #fastfood
In one of two recently published studies, researchers found eating more than four servings of ultra-processed foods, such as chocolate, bread, cakes and fruit yogurts, increases risk of premature death by 62%
Learn how to improve your health and well-being with these painless ways to detox from foods that promote illness and disease.
The word “gluten” comes from the Latin word for glue, and its adhesive properties hold bread and cake together. But those same “binding” properties also interfere with the breakdown and absorption of nutrients, including the nutrients from other foods in the same meal. The result can be likened to a glued-together constipating lump in your gut, which can impede proper digestion.
Studies have highlighted the risks of processed high-sugar diets, showing excessive sugar consumption is at the very core of many of our current disease epidemics as it drives obesity and insulin resistance. Examples of ultra-processed foods include breakfast cereals, pizza, chicken nuggets, soda, chips, salty/sweet/savory snacks, packaged baked goods, microwaveable frozen meals, instant soups and sauces.
Dr. Mercola reviews “The Hacking of the American Mind,” which explores how food companies and government policy deceived the public and turned food into a weapon of self-destruction.
Dr. Mercola shares why ultra-processed foods are as bad as smoking and shows how the average American diet promotes diabetes.
This study is the first to indicate that excess refined and processed salt may be one of the environmental factors driving the increased incidence of autoimmune diseases.
