Leisureguy , to wfpb group
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High levels of ultra-processed foods linked with early death, brain issues.

I found that for me, it was much easier to cut out highly-processed foods altogether (I went on a whole-food non-animal diet) that it was to "cut back." By cutting them out altogether, I lost my taste for them in just a few weeks.

Here's the article:

https://archive.ph/Ru5iK

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tinker ,
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@Leisureguy @vegancooking @wfpb - Ehh, they have noted a slight correlation but no causation.

This can easily be ascribed to folks that are poorer, working longer and harder jobs, without the time to make healthier meals for themselves (eating freezer meals or cheaper processed foods) die earlier than richer folks.

So its not what they eat. Its just that they're poor. So they lack healthcare and have higher stress lives.

Rich people, who have healthcare and more stability (thus lesser stress lives) tend to eat higher quality food. But its not the food that causes them to live longer, its the healthcare and lower stress.

See attached for the key points. Notice the last point on limitations by the study. The researchers SPECIFICALLY warned not to make the assumptions that the article writers (and that terribly false headline) made.

Here are some of the key findings: Mortality risk: When the researchers looked at intake of ultra-processed foods, they found that participants who consumed the most — averaging seven servings of these foods per day or more — had a slightly higher risk of dying early compared with people who consumed the least ultra-processed foods. Brain health: The study found that people who ate the most ultra-processed foods had an 8 percent higher likelihood of dying from neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis, dementia and Parkinson’s disease. But they did not find a higher risk of deaths from cancer or cardiovascular disease. Increased risk with certain foods: The researchers found that there were certain ultra-processed foods that were particularly associated with harm. These included such things as processed meats, white bread, sugary cereals and other highly processed breakfast foods, potato chips, sugary snacks and sugary beverages and artificially sweetened drinks, like diet soda. Study limitations: The researchers cautioned that their findings were not definitive. The study showed only associations, not cause and effect. People who consume a lot of ultra-processed foods tend to engage in other unhealthy habits. They eat fewer fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and are more likely to smoke and less likely to be physically active. The researchers took these factors into account when they did their analysis, but other variables could have played a role as well
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