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OptionOfT · 2024-09-14
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Our food is no longer made by people. It is made by companies who make money taking the cheapest ingredients, reconstituting and selling it as 'food'.
I recommend reading this book https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Processed-People-Science-Behind... (or the audiobook) to learn what makes our 'food' so much worse than 50 years ago.
If you want something more moving, this is good documentary by the same the doctor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QOTBreQaIk
OptionOfT · 2024-06-29
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Interesting read about how consuming essential elements repackaged isn't the same as eating them in their original form: https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Processed-People-Science-Behind...
It has an interesting quote about fish oil.
> Fish oil doesn't benefit us, but oily fish do.
Using Xantan gum is a sign of ultra processing. It's used to change mouth-feel, which is basically lying to the body.
I always recommend people to read / listen to https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Processed-People-Science-Behind... to understand these ingredients and what they do to our bodies.