• tleb@lemmy.ca
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    9 days ago

    Because ultra processed foods don’t fill us up but taste incredibly good. Technically the problem is overeating, but it’s a lot easier to overeat ultra processed foods.

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      9 days ago

      I mean, which foods even count as ultraprocessed isn’t well defined. It’s not an ingredient, it’s not a technique. OP was trying to find a problem for their solution, you’re right, but lack of exercise is just as big of a suspect if not bigger.

      They’re engineered to be very appealing for sure, but do you have a link for the not filling us up bit? That one’s new to me.

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        9 days ago

        As far as I know there isn’t good science yet or strict definition, so nothing really to source except personal experience