{"id":2260096,"date":"2024-06-05T03:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T07:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/junk-science-health-experts-gaslight-americans-on-the-definition-of-ultra-processed-foods\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T03:47:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T07:47:23","slug":"junk-science-health-experts-gaslight-americans-on-the-definition-of-ultra-processed-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/junk-science-health-experts-gaslight-americans-on-the-definition-of-ultra-processed-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"Misleading Claims: Experts Confuse Americans About &#8216;Ultra-Processed&#8217; Foods"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjunk-science-health-experts-gaslight-americans-on-the-definition-of-ultra-processed-foods%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2260096&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200d U.S.\u2063 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) recently released a controversial report stating that there is no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jan-6-was-not-caused-by-christian-nationalism\/\" title=\"Jan 6 Was Not Caused By \u201cChristian Nationalism\u201d\">direct causal link<\/a> between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/helsinki-govt-to-stop-serving-meat-and-milk-to-fight-climate-change\/\" title=\"Helsinki Govt to Stop Serving Meat and Milk to Fight Climate Change\">ultra-processed foods<\/a> and obesity, citing biased studies. The report shapes nutrition labels and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-said-hed-shut-down-the-virus-biden-officials-reportedly-warn-thanksgiving-before-herd-immunity-reached\/\" title=\"Biden Said He\u2019d \u2018Shut Down The Virus.\u2019 Biden Officials Reportedly Warn Thanksgiving Before Herd Immunity Reached\">public health guidelines<\/a>. However, the lack of a clear definition for &#8220;ultra-processed&#8221; raises \u2064concerns \u2063about the accuracy of dietary advice provided by regulatory agencies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Last week the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-13480569\/ultra-processed-foods-weight-gain-new-report.html\">\u201cbombshell\u201d report<\/a> saying ultra-processed foods (UPF) cannot be causally linked to obesity and that the studies linking the two have been \u201cbiased.\u201d\u00a0Only segments of the report have been made available online.<\/p>\n<p>The DGAC findings inform nutrition labels and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-faces-fresh-scandal-over-order-directing-covid-patients-into-homes-for-disabled\/\" title=\"Cuomo Faces Fresh Scandal Over Order Directing COVID Patients Into Homes For Disabled\">public health recommendations<\/a> for food. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietaryguidelines.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-12\/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans_2020-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dietary Guidelines for Americans<\/a> is a joint report published by Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from 20 nutrition experts tasked with drafting new national nutrition recommendations for 2026-2031.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1009935761\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-086e49048660ec9a80c5e8fa0e9280fd fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-086e49048660ec9a80c5e8fa0e9280fd\"><\/div>\n<p>Considering the three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-antilynching-federal-law-could-let-prosecutors-imprison-you-for-a-crime-you-never-committed\/\" title=\"New \u2018Antilynching\u2019 Federal Law Could Let Prosecutors Imprison You For A Crime You Never Committed\">-letter agencies<\/a>\u2019 track record, particularly the public health response to Covid in this country, I\u2019d think twice before looking to them for dietary advice.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There\u2019s No Debate About \u2018Ultra-Processed\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The DGAC report states that since there is not one clear agreed-upon definition of \u201cultra-processed,\u201d more research needs to be done before they can offer conclusive guidelines on processed foods. As it stands now, a soft drink such as Mountain Dew, probably one of the least nutritious beverages available, is in the same category as your multigrain bread. This, the experts say, provides a less accurate measure of what is or isn\u2019t detrimental to health. The bread, they argue, can be nutritionally beneficial offering fiber (usually nominal at best), vitamins (ones that often have to be added back in because all the original ingredients have been stripped of their essential nutrients), and even some protein (better off just eating a chicken breast with some avocado).<\/p>\n<p>That may be, but processed is processed, and do we really need a long-term laboratory study to tell us that this food \u2014 whether it be a Big Mac or boxed mac and cheese \u2014 is detrimental to our health? I\u2019d say the past 50 years of abysmal health outcomes and the close to half of Americans who are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/health-statistics\/overweight-obesity#prevalence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clinically obese<\/a> is proof enough. If you think I\u2019m exaggerating, make sure you take a trip through a major airport sometime this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, even the so-called healthiest of bread \u2014 let\u2019s say something like Dave\u2019s Good Seed \u2014 contains sugar. Sure, it\u2019s organic, and sure, it\u2019s not corn syrup, but it\u2019s still unnecessary sugar hidden in a food that doesn\u2019t need it to make it more addictive \u2014 which, if you\u2019ve ever had Dave\u2019s Bread, you know is. That\u2019s why it requires every morsel of willpower I have to keep it out of the house.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-84e69db08f29047500ff99d13bea20b4 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-84e69db08f29047500ff99d13bea20b4\"><\/div>\n<p>Processed food is processed food, and using so-called science to try to circumvent criticism of it, along with the companies that profit heavily by keeping people addicted to it, is exactly what the three-letter agencies do best.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Follow the Science\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The report is reminiscent of other \u201cscientific findings\u201d that seem to defy common sense, like those that support transgenderism. Leave it to the scientists to make something fairly simple, like good health, complicated. <\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite quotes about food and eating habits comes not from a doctor or some other medical expert but from writer and purveyor of the natural world Michael Pollan. \u201cEat. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants.\u201d I have my criticisms of Pollan, but he is pretty spot-on in his condemnation of the industrial agricultural and food industries.<\/p>\n<p>Intelligent people can debate the merits of plant-based diets over all other nutritional regimens and get into the weeds about macros and high-performance routines, but Pollan\u2019s simple advice would do most Americans a world of good toward achieving better health.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2ea5e0b29f75c38c7fd42d4e2b265ed1 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2ea5e0b29f75c38c7fd42d4e2b265ed1\"><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s that second line, \u201c<em>not too much<\/em>,\u201d where many people struggle and those who produce food in the UPF category thrive. UPF may be considered food, but it is in no way nourishment, and nourishment in all forms is what sustains human thriving. Whether that nourishment comes from a mother\u2019s love, a beautiful piece of art, or food, humans need to be fed body, mind, and soul. When something feeds you but doesn\u2019t nourish you, you need more and more of it to feel satisfied. This is addiction, and UPF creates it.<\/p>\n<p>Substance should not be confused with sustenance. We, as a society, are starving. Social media has replaced nights hanging out playing cards and board games. Synthesized beats have replaced guitar riffs and chords at the piano. Food grown in labs and pharmaceuticals have replaced what God has provided us to thrive and heal.<\/p>\n<p>Let not a scientific study confuse what the heart knows to be true. That nothing can replace the real. Real connections. Real men and real women. And, of course, real food.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-bfefbc96c88caa290c0b8dc161024abc fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-bfefbc96c88caa290c0b8dc161024abc\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, the US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) made waves by suggesting that ultra-processed foods (UPF) are not directly linked to obesity, claiming bias in existing studies. 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