Addiction to ultra-processed foods?

Discussion in 'Health and Fitness' started by Frederick Foresight, May 31, 2025 at 9:28 AM.



  1. (Also posted in the Politics forum.)
     
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  2. notagain

    notagain

    Stress cortisol, comfort food sedation.
    Ice cream and root beer combine with cortisol to clog arteries.
    Resulting dullness sedates stress.
    Toxic workplace creates stress leading to bad health.
     
  3. Didn't watch the Video, but alot of Takeaway food feels pre-digested when you eat it. It's like it takes less effort to eat.
    Then there's the preparation of Healthy meals can be tedious.
     
  4. maxinger

    maxinger

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    Is it an addiction or aversion?
    It is your choice.


    I don't have addiction to Ultra processed food.
    I have aversion to Ultra processed foods.
     
  5. maxinger

    maxinger


    huh? Takeaway food feels pre-digested?!?!?!
    Takeaway food are very difficult or almost impossible to digest because it contains tons of
    addictive/denatured food/unnatural food/chemicals/colorings.
    The enzyme, the stomach acid, the bile has great difficulty breaking down the food.
    In fact, the liver has to work extremely hard to breakdown the food.
    Ended up the liver breaks down.


    The easy-to-digest food are mostly fermented food like
    yogurt, natto bean, kimchi ...
     
  6. Go and buy some McDonalds, Burger King etc.

    A Big Mac these days feels like it's been digested 10 times previously- chew a bit off and swallow it almost.
     
  7. maxinger

    maxinger

    The correct word is FOOD ADDICTION.

    ie you will eat and eat and eat and eat and eat .... because it is so tasty, so yummy,
    so delicious and you will die for it.
     
  8. Pekelo

    Pekelo

    The spreading of ultra processed food correlates nicely with humans living longer. Coincidence?

    Also you may live a bit less because of it but the TIME you saved by not actually preparing your own food counteracts that loss, so it could be a wash. Eat away!!!

    Just made the above up, but would be interesting to see studies on it.

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    Summary of the video below:

    The food he ate (whenever hungry) 1 (0:33). Fried chicken (MSG, Sodium Phosphate, spice extracts). 2 (1:20). Lasagne (Cheesy). 3 (2:10). Dry cereal with milk. 4 (2:28). Wraps, bread with cheese, and burgers 5 (2:40). Stuffed crust meat feast Pizza. 6 (4:50). Packaged fish, chips and peas . 7 (5:22). Pudding (Contains Potassium Sorbate).

    Results: Weight gained is 6.5kg,
    BMI went up by 2.0.
    Body fat went up by 3.0kg.
    Hunger hormone went up by 30%

    Now the problem is, what if I don't gain weight?

     
    Last edited: Jun 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
  9. ElCubano

    ElCubano

    that’s why throughout history our faces have narrowed, teeth have become more crooked, snoring and sleep apnea have exploded. Our ancestors had to chew chew chew baby.
     
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  10. I read that in James Nestor’s book, Breath.