{"id":2335956,"date":"2024-09-03T07:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T11:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-magazine-downplays-dangers-of-processed-food\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T07:12:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T11:12:14","slug":"time-magazine-downplays-dangers-of-processed-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-magazine-downplays-dangers-of-processed-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Magazine Downplays Dangers Of Processed Food"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Ftime-magazine-downplays-dangers-of-processed-food%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=2335956&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>Time\u200d Magazine recently faced \u2064backlash for an article suggesting that <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-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-are-the-worst-frozen-foods-out-there-for-your-health\/\" title=\"These Are the Worst Frozen Foods Out There for Your Health\">processed foods<\/a><\/a> may not be as harmful as commonly believed. Initially titled &#8220;What if Ultra-Processed Foods Aren\u2019t as Bad as You Think?&#8221;, the title was later changed \u200dto &#8220;Why One Dietitian is Speaking Up for \u2018Ultra-Processed\u2019 Foods&#8221; following \u200dcriticism. The article featured dietitian Jessica Wilson, who argued that the negative perceptions \u2064surrounding\u200d processed foods overlook food insecurity issues, particularly \u2063among lower-income \u200cand minority populations.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson&#8217;s critique was partly directed at \u2064Dr. Chris van\u200d Tulleken&#8217;s book, which highlighted the downsides of ultra-processed foods, asserting that it unfairly shamed those who rely on such diets. In an attempt to prove her point, Wilson conducted an experiment where she consumed 80% of her calories from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/please-sanction-the-hell-out-of-flamin-hot-doritos-critics-blast-doritos-over-super-bowl-commercial\/\" title=\"\u2018Please Sanction The Hell Out Of Flamin\u2019 Hot Doritos\u2019: Critics Blast Doritos Over Super Bowl Commercial\">highly processed foods<\/a>, claiming she experienced increased energy and reduced anxiety. <\/p>\n<p>Time referenced a 2023 study indicating that a healthy diet could include a\u2064 significant amount\u200c of ultra-processed foods while maintaining diet quality. However, concerns arise given that one researcher involved has\u2062 ties to the Soy Nutrition\u200c Institute, funded by the soybean industry, which has a vested interest in\u200c promoting such findings. The article\u2063 touches on \u2062the broader\u2062 issue\u2062 of how processed foods, largely comprised of soy, wheat, and corn, dominate American diets, raising long-term health concerns tied to obesity and chronic disease. Critics argue that major media outlets perpetuate a\u200b misleading narrative akin to past tobacco industry practices, framing unhealthy habits as acceptable or even healthy.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Time Magazine dismissed the danger of hyper-processed foods last week by relying on research linked in part to the soybean industry.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the paper published an article asking readers to ponder, &ldquo;What if Ultra-Processed Foods Aren&rsquo;t as Bad as You Think?&rdquo; The magazine later changed the title of the <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7007857\/ultra-processed-foods-advocate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">piece<\/a> to &ldquo;Why One Dietitian is Speaking Up for &lsquo;Ultra-Processed&rsquo; Foods&rdquo; after the original headline provoked controversy online.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TIME before and after Trump made America&rsquo;s food quality crisis a centerpiece of his campaign. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n5yOmzQ8Tq\">pic.twitter.com\/n5yOmzQ8Tq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#127482;&#127480;Travis&#127482;&#127480; (@Travis_4_Trump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Travis_4_Trump\/status\/1828824109113078075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The magazine profiled a woke dietician named Jessica Wilson, who was &ldquo;irked&rdquo; by Dr. Chris van Tulleken&rsquo;s book on processed food, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=the+ultra+processed+people&amp;hvadid=667358175106&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=9014914&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvqmt=b&amp;hvrand=14504603456190274091&amp;hvtargid=kwd-2141939156567&amp;hydadcr=19227_13375928&amp;tag=googhydr-20&amp;ref=pd_sl_61w6ccauec_b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn&rsquo;t Food<\/em>.<\/a> According to Time, Wilson complained the book was &ldquo;over-sensationalized and that the news coverage of it shamed people who regularly eat processed foods &mdash; in other words, the vast majority of Americans, particularly the millions who are food insecure or have limited access to fresh food; they also tend to be lower income and people of color.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Wilson felt the buzz ignored this &lsquo;food apartheid,&rsquo; as well as the massive diversity of foods that can be considered ultra-processed, a category that includes everything from vegan meat replacements and nondairy milks to potato chips and candy,&rdquo; Time reported. &ldquo;&lsquo;How can this entire category of foods be something we&rsquo;re supposed to avoid?&rsquo; Wilson wondered.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wilson went on to conduct an experiment wherein she ate 80 percent of her daily calories from &ldquo;highly processed foods,&rdquo; which included swaps of &ldquo;morning eggs for soy chorizo&rdquo; among other changes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A weird thing happened,&rdquo; Time reported. &ldquo;Wilson found that she had more energy and less anxiety.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other than the countless variables cast aside in the study of one, the feature went on to highlight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0022316623724346?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">research<\/a> from 2023 which suggested a healthy diet could prominently feature foods which are highly processed. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Healthy dietary patterns can include most of their energy from [ultra-processed food], still receive a high diet quality score, and contain adequate amounts of most macro- and micronutrients,&rdquo; researchers concluded. <\/p>\n<p>Author affiliations show at least one researcher is linked directly to the Soy Nutrition Institute Global, an industry research group <a href=\"https:\/\/sniglobal.org\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">funded<\/a> by the United Soybean Board.<\/p>\n<p>Soybeans are among the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.centerforadvancedmed.com\/the-big-three-soy-wheat-and-corn\/#:~:text=Just%20three%20ingredients%20are%20found,common%20are%20these%20three%20ingredients%3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Three<\/a>&rdquo; ingredients that make up most hyper-processed foods, alongside wheat and corn. These edible products account for roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/pcd\/issues\/2018\/17_0265.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">60 percent<\/a> of the American calorie consumption, leaving the soybean industry with obvious incentives to dismiss growing anxiety around industrially manufactured consumables despite clear <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/02\/02\/every-bite-of-processed-food-is-killing-you-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">links<\/a> associated with obesity, chronic disease, and early mortality.<\/p>\n<p>Other major publications have meanwhile <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/01\/14\/self-magazine-pitches-obesity-as-future-of-fitness-while-covid-kills-obese-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">embraced<\/a> the far-left dogma of &ldquo;health at every size&rdquo; to sell Americans the corporate-sponsored lie that obesity is &ldquo;healthy&rdquo; just as Big Tobacco similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/news\/cigarette-ads-doctors-smoking-endorsement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sold<\/a> cigarettes with doctors. Major tobacco companies, in fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/lsa.umich.edu\/psych\/news-events\/all-news\/faculty-news\/many-of-today-s-unhealthy-foods-were-brought-to-you-by-big-tobac.html#:~:text=In%20the%201980s%2C%20tobacco%20giants,Kraft%20Macaroni%20%26%20Cheese%20and%20Lunchables.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bought<\/a> some of the nation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/esg-the-merger-of-state-and-corporate-power\/\" title=\"ESG: The Merger of State and Corporate Power\">largest food companies<\/a> throughout the 1980s as corporations manipulated their products to become as addictive as possible.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>One year after Cosmopolitan covers pitch obesity to young girls, Self Magazine debuts new front page doing the same. <\/p>\n<p>Doesn&rsquo;t matter that obesity triples one&rsquo;s risk of hospitalization with COVID-19, apparently. (h\/t: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/politicalelle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@politicalelle<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hrgx0VtEEd\">pic.twitter.com\/Hrgx0VtEEd<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Tristan Justice (@JusticeTristan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JusticeTristan\/status\/1481118968941137921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In January last year, Time Magazine also <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/01\/03\/time-magazine-stigmatizes-exercise-as-white-supremacist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">published<\/a> a transcribed interview with a fitness historian and titled the article, &ldquo;The White Supremacist Origins of Exercise.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How did U.S.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/collection\/guide-to-exercise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exercise trends<\/a>&nbsp;go from reinforcing white supremacy to celebrating Richard Simmons?&rdquo; Time reported. &ldquo;That evolution is explored in a new book by a historian of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4474874\/exercise-fitness-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exercise<\/a>, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, author of the book&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/press.uchicago.edu\/ucp\/books\/book\/chicago\/F\/bo184287097.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America&rsquo;s Exercise Obsession<\/a><\/em>, out Jan. 2023.&rdquo; The ensuing interview characterized health and wellness as an instrument of white nationalism, used to marginalize identities on the victim hierarchy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-school-football-coach-fired-for-privately-questioning-black-lives-matter-curricula\/\" title=\"High School Football Coach Fired For Privately Questioning Black Lives Matter Curricula\">left-wing social justice<\/a>. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time Magazine downplayed the risks associated with hyper-processed foods last week, citing research partially funded by the soybean industry. On Tuesday, they released an article prompting readers to consider, \u201cWhat if Ultra-Processed Foods Aren\u2019t as Bad as You Think?\u201d After facing backlash online over the original title, the magazine revised it to \u201cWhy One Dietitian is Speaking Up for \u2018Ultra-Processed\u2019 Foods.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The article featured dietitian Jessica Wilson, who expressed her annoyance at Dr. Chris van Tulleken\u2019s book on processed foods titled *Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn\u2019t Food*. According to Time, Wilson criticized the book for being overly sensationalized and claimed that its media coverage shamed those who consume processed foods\u2014essentially targeting a large portion of Americans, especially those who are food insecure or have limited access to fresh produce; this demographic often includes lower-income individuals and people of color.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson argued that this discourse overlooked issues like &#8220;food apartheid&#8221; and failed to recognize the wide variety of items classified as ultra-processed\u2014from vegan meat substitutes and non-dairy milks to snacks like chips and candy. She questioned how such a broad category could be deemed entirely unhealthy.<\/p>\n<p>To further her point, Wilson conducted an experiment where she derived 80 percent of her daily caloric intake from highly processed foods\u2014including substituting soy chorizo for morning eggs. Surprisingly, she reported feeling more energetic and less anxious during this period.<\/p>\n<p>Despite ignoring numerous variables in her personal study, Time highlighted 2023 research suggesting that a healthy diet can include significant amounts of ultra-processed food while still achieving high dietary quality scores with sufficient macro- and micronutrients. Notably, one researcher involved in this study has ties to the Soy Nutrition Institute Global\u2014a group funded by the United Soybean Board.<\/p>\n<p>Soybeans are among three primary ingredients (alongside wheat and corn) prevalent in most hyper-processed foods; these products constitute about 60 percent of American calorie intake. This connection gives the soybean industry clear motives for downplaying concerns regarding industrially produced food items despite established links between such diets and obesity-related health issues.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, other major publications have adopted far-left narratives promoting &#8220;health at every size,&#8221; perpetuating corporate-sponsored claims equating obesity with health\u2014similar tactics used by Big Tobacco when marketing cigarettes through endorsements from doctors decades ago. In fact, major tobacco companies acquired some leading food corporations in the 1980s as they sought ways to make their products increasingly addictive.<\/p>\n<p>In January last year, Time also published an interview with a fitness historian titled \u201cThe White Supremacist Origins of Exercise,\u201d exploring how U.S. exercise trends evolved from reinforcing white supremacy to celebrating figures like Richard Simmons\u2014a narrative suggesting that health initiatives serve as tools for white nationalism within left-wing social justice frameworks.<\/p>\n<p>Tristan Justice serves as The Federalist&#8217;s western correspondent and authors *Social Justice Redux*, focusing on culture along with health topics. He has contributed pieces for various outlets including The Washington Examiner and Fox News after graduating from George Washington University with a political science degree complemented by journalism studies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2335957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/10059732523_f0c1ed9840_k-e1725306892151.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39958,37116,39959,8472,39957],"class_list":["post-2335956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-foodsafety","tag-healthrisks","tag-mediacritique","tag-nutrition","tag-processedfood"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/10059732523_f0c1ed9840_k-e1725306892151.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2335957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}