There’s a great study out related to letting people eat processed foods, as much as they want, verses giving people healthy food… as much as they want.
Personally, I wonder if the salt alone is not part of the problem.
Those people who eat processed foods for the required 15 days, eat more and gained more weight.
This seemed like an exceptionally well designed study. One group did the 15 days healthy first, then junk-y food; the other group did the opposite.
NPR did a great go at the results of this study that was published in Cell magazine.
Looks like very good controls were used.
When on the ultra-processed foods diet, subjects eat more and eat more quickly. Really. The researchers thought that they might eat more rapidly because the processed foods required less chewing. All health and body weight markers sent along with the over-eating.
The supplement shows the menus each day for the ultra-processed foods and for the non-processed foods. Check out the pictures of 7-days of food each. Really interesting is the snacks in each case. Lay’s potato chips, Planter’s peanuts, Keebler’s cheese ‘n peanut butter crackers, etc. vs apples, almonds, etc.
As always in diet, the question is about organic vs. non-organic. First glance did not indicate organic on the healthy side?
Category: diet
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Processed Foods will Kill ya
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The Hidden Essentials to Losing Weight – Developing Healthy Habits | Developing Healthy Habits, LLC
The Hidden Essentials to Losing Weight – Developing Healthy Habits | Developing Healthy Habits, LLC:
This relates to sustainability because it pertains to the healthy balance of one’s body.
When your body is working well (correctly) then losing weight or gaining weight should typically not be much of a problem. (And a kabillion studies show that the off-and-on fasting is rarely effective and often downright dangerous.)
This is a very readable article about covers the basics of carbs, proteins and fats (including the essential fats, EFAs). She talks about the balance of omega-6 to omega-3 (which should be about 4 to 1, not the typical 20 to 1 for highly processed foods in a typical American diet).
Good bacteria in the intestines should be about 80% with no more that 15% bad for healthy gastro tract.
Having these things in stable balance should result in very stable energy, lubricated joints, stabilized insulin and blood sugar levels.
She argues that you should do these things long before trying to take other measures to weight management (losing extra pounds).
She will also tell you more about why eating fat is good for your health.
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