Brand New Study. Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to 32 DIFFERENT Health Problems! Should We Be Worried?

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The truth about ultra-processed foods.
A brand-new research paper has been catching the headlines.
Ultra-processed foods are linked with 32 health parameters, including mortality, cancer, gastrointestinal, respiratory and more.
Uh-oh. That’s bad.
Now, here is the tricky thing.
A lot of these associations are actually quite weak. If you survey lots of people and ask them what they eat, you WILL often find that people who eat more ultra-processed foods tend to have worse health.
Maybe it’s because people who eat lots of ultra-processed foods tend to be consuming more fat, sugar, sodium, calories etc.
Or because ultra-processed foods often have additional additives (the evidence here is weaker than a lot of people imply).
Or maybe it’s just because people who eat a lot of ultra-processed foods also tend to eat fewer nutrient-dense foods, like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, etc.
One huge problem is that the term ‘ultra-processed’ actually applies to A LOT OF DIFFERENT foods, as if they are all the same family.
A probiotic yogurt is ultra-processed, but so is a box of chocolate cereal.
A chicken burger can be classed as ultra-processed, but so is a bag of gummy worms.
A lot of people use research like this to tell you to avoid ALL ultra-processed foods, and I fear that is a bit of an unrealistic, overzealous recommendation.
Basically, we currently have enough information to suggest that the overall dietary trend can come with health risks, but we need more mechanistic research to understand 1) what causes those health risks and 2) which foods specifically are causing them.
Make sense?
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Reference:
- Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses

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@DanielS-gv5nj 6 месяцев назад

Lets make it even more complicated: Maybe a lot of people who eat Ultra-Processed Foods might do so because they have a stressful, draining job and therefore also have less time to cook properly and do sports, negatively influencing their physical and mental health. Distinguishing causation and correlation is insanely hard, when you have a fuckton of influencing factors that can't keep constant, while varying just one other factor.

@paladindanse98 6 месяцев назад

How long does it take to fry some chicken and boil some vegetables? Not a valid excuse in my opinion

@BenCarpenter 6 месяцев назад

I don’t think this is posted as an “excuse”, but to discuss variables. For example, people who drink wine often tend to live longer. That doesn’t mean wine makes you live longer, it may just be that wine drinkers tend to 1) have healthier lifestyles overall 2) be wealthier 3) often live in different parts of the world (like the Mediterranean focus). When looking at survey data of lots of people, it’s hard to establish specific causes, that’s all 🙂

@alexiswinter6948 6 месяцев назад

You know, you can get frozen brussel sprouts that are already cooked for you. Takes less time than a box of Hamburger Helper. Nobody's forcing you to buy broccoli. You don't have to comply with every study you come across.

@Jacqueline_Thijsen 6 месяцев назад

@BenCarpenter The wine study has indeed been debunked based on not taking those factors into consideration. Those studies that do look at lifestyle factors show no alcohol at all is best, any amount is somewhat toxic.

@terryawendel 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for helping destress my dieting goals! A focus on increasing certain foods instead of decreasing others has been extremely helpful mentally. With the overall outcome the same (cant fit a lot of the "bad" stuff if stuffed on brussels sprouts)

@Ligimitiv 6 месяцев назад

When will people understand that avoiding any food will not help? I know I will sound like biolane, but dosage makes the poison! Eat whatever you want, just acknowledge the amount

@Mekias 6 месяцев назад

Ultra processed foods are a HUGE portion of our diets. What should we do, grow a garden and only eat from that? I hate this type of fear mongering that seems to be prevalent in all media. They take broad studies then sensationalize and misrepresent the results in order to drive clicks and traffic.

@timmat8029 6 месяцев назад

UPFs are not intended to be a huge part of a healthy diet though, a diet high in UPFs is likely low in other nutrients and is more aligned with a standard American diet.

@alexiswinter6948 6 месяцев назад

Do you realize everything you can grow in your garden you can buy at the market? If you don't want to cut down on convenient packaged food, then don't. No one is forcing you.

@stargazerbird 6 месяцев назад

You don’t have to just eat chips and ice cream. Other foods are available.

@Mekias 6 месяцев назад

According to GroceryDB, 73% of the US food supply is "ultra processed" and 52% cheaper than minimally-processed foods. You really have to go out of your way to avoid the stuff and it'll be a large portion of the diet for most families.

@stargazerbird 6 месяцев назад

The initial study that sparked all this off by Kevin Hall simply showed that ultraprocessed foods led to an increase in calorie intake by around 500 a day when compared to a non UPF diet matched for protein carbs and fat. Look up the study. It’s really good. Since an unhealthy BMI is the root cause of the leading causes of ill health and mortality in the West the logical progression is to point to UPF as the problem. I see a shift lately in the feeds I watch to arguing less about ‘all carbs bad’ or ‘all fats bad’ and more ‘all junk food bad’ which seems like a really good thing. I think you are confusing processed foods and Ultra processed foods. You demonstrated that difference yourself just now. Personally I consider granola junk food because it’s very calorie dense and the good stuff is still coated in a lot of fat and sugar.

@michaelharris6153 6 месяцев назад

You and your wife have been a beacon in the dark of all of these new boogie man scary tactics that are popping up. Thank you for focusing the whole health not just restricting 🙏🏾

@user-fl5lr1nm5v 6 месяцев назад

Great insights! Your book is excellent. One of the best I’ve read. Correction, the best book I have read on this topic.

@stargazerbird 6 месяцев назад

If people want to really understand all this I recommend Hungry by Henry Dimbleby and Ultraprocessed People. Also The Dorito Effect. All excellent books that go into the subject with depth.

@lilydauber3147 5 месяцев назад

Consuming ultra-processed foods that are typically high in salt, sugar, and fat-and cheap and accessible-may boost the risk of heart disease, diabetes, anxiety, depression, and cognitive decline.

@thodorisevangelakos 6 месяцев назад

Given that being in a healthy weight is like, 60-80% of being healthy I believe that the first question we should be asking is "how many of these can we chalk up to a calorie imbalance"

@BenCarpenter 6 месяцев назад

That’s a great question and surprisingly not easy to answer yet. It’s a shame so many people missed the point of this video (the comments on other platforms are not great lol)

@thodorisevangelakos 6 месяцев назад

@@BenCarpenter this is a level 5 thinking video, we're still stuck on level 1 with the warring diet tribes :P Don't expect thinking people outside of a select few circles

@crinaboitor1475 6 месяцев назад

In my country people live a lot in the rural areas and guess what, they only eat "organic, locally sourced" meat and vegetables, bread made by themselves and so on. Yet if you look around, the vast majority are overweight and unhealthy. Apparently all the outdoor work is cancelled by the huge amounts of food they consume, plus lack of access to proper medical care. (And no they don't eat Cheetos or chocolate, jus plain old home cooked in ridiculous amounts). So yeah, there is that.

@valentinuilean1849 6 месяцев назад

It's not even about the huge amounts of food they consume, but more on the type of food they consume, as most of their diets are based on fatty meat, mostly fried. And all of the above, combined with a huge amount of cheap alcohol. :)

@crinaboitor1475 6 месяцев назад

@@valentinuilean1849 you're right it's probably the fat and alcohol content. You'd say it's -70 degrees Celsius around here all year round :)

@_negentropy_ 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for clarifying the nuance in the results!

@lisamckay5058 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for talking about this in such a clear and concise way.

@ETBrooD 6 месяцев назад

If you eat more ultra-processed foods, by implication you must be eating less unprocessed food, otherwise you'd be overeating and gaining weight. This is much more than just an association, it's a logical connection.

@BenCarpenter 6 месяцев назад

Not necessarily, it’s an absolute versus relative argument. If someone eats 2000 calories and 70% is UPF, the nutrient properties of their remaining amount is lower than someone who is eating 70% and 3000 calories, for example. I should have worded that more clearly in the video to imply displacement 🙂

@barts6386 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for the video.

@hamishmchamish 6 месяцев назад

Surely the Twinkie study gives a hint it's probably more likely about the total calories consumed

@BenCarpenter 6 месяцев назад

Possibly, yeah. I would never ever want to rule out the possibility of specific harms from specific nutrients, but we do often see improved health markers in literature with weight loss even on diets that aren’t the most nutritious. It’s highly likely that calorie balance is at least one of the major drivers of adverse health effects, even if we don’t know exactly what the specific % contributions are 🙂

@ETBrooD 6 месяцев назад

Total calories consumed tells us very little about health outcomes. You can gain 10 or even 20 kilograms of weight without the slightest health issue. This depends on the types and quality of food you're eating. The real question is which foods are causing you to gain weight. If you add less healthy food options such as sweets, then the weight gain will be a consequence of an unhealthy eating habit. If you gain weight from healthy food options, then that's not the case. Furthermore, unhealthy foods are far more likely to result in weight gain because they don't create a sense of satiety the same way healthy food options do. The people arguing that unhealthy foods may not be intrinsically unhealthy are just circling the drain, or ignoring the obvious elephant in the room. They're making excuses.

@hamishmchamish 6 месяцев назад

@@BenCarpenter I share that view. I doubt we'll have the data in my lifetime to really conclude as there are too many counfounding factors. We're all aware that ultra processed foods are consumed more by people with busy lives where exercise and healthy living isn't a priority. It can also be a lifeline for people with mental illness and lack of cooking skills which makes it equally hard to interpret the associations. I'm glad you always bring a rational view to these topics

@BigBADSTUFF69 6 месяцев назад

@@ETBrooDthat's not true at all, fat tissue itself causes you to be unhealthy. For instance in males it increases the conversion of testosterone to estrogen, both lowering test and increasing estrogen. There are a number of other hormonal effects it has as well. Doesn't matter how "healthy" you eat if you are overeating you will still se negative health effects.

@stargazerbird 6 месяцев назад

I tried a version of that diet myself once for a laugh and I was starving hungry all the time even on a modest deficit. The issue with Twi lies is the calorie density and the way you can just keep eating them.

@elliotpolanco159 6 месяцев назад

This guy slashes b.s health info 👍🏾💪🏾

@alexp601 6 месяцев назад

I'm still trying to get an answer about whether ultra-processed 'healthy' foods are good or bad for us. I know nothing beats whole foods, but something like a processed meal powder pot where you add hot water to it, which is high in protein and low in sugars/fats etc and include pre and pro-biotics and vitamins and minerals... would that count as something that's bad for us, when it's designed to be good for us?

@BenCarpenter 6 месяцев назад

Right, that’s an obvious example of why not all UPF health effects are in the same direction. Using a super obvious extreme example but many health food supplements are ultra processed but people still worship their health halo effect, like greens powders, protein powders, probiotic foods and drinks, etc 🙂

@alexp601 6 месяцев назад

@@BenCarpenter Great thanks! Yeah my guess was that ‘healthy UPF’ were good for us but I wasn’t totally sure if the marketing gimmicks could be fully trusted. Thinking of them as like protein powders or green powders is a good way to see them. Thanks for clarifying!

@stargazerbird 6 месяцев назад

Would the powder satiate you? If it leads to eating more calories it’s not a great addition.

@susannemaier1080 6 месяцев назад

Love your stuff

@BenCarpenter 6 месяцев назад

Thank you, friend 🙂

@sfcablecar 6 месяцев назад

I detox and cleanse my body by only clean eating all-natural organic chemical-free holistic superfoods.

@BenCarpenter 6 месяцев назад

I laughed but then immediately realised I can’t actually tell if this is satire or not 😂😂

@439801RS 6 месяцев назад

Nice buzz word smoothie 😊

@sfcablecar 6 месяцев назад

@@BenCarpenter Ha! Exactly what we all have to deal with right now.

@grooviechickie 6 месяцев назад

Bravo! 💗 I think the term 'ultra processed' was invented because fat people like me have pushed back at the idea that 'processed food' is 'bad'. For example, eating raw potatoes can make us decidedly ill, therefore they should be cooked, i.e. processed. For some reason, pointing out that cooking is a process pisses people off. 🤣😂 How much processing makes a food 'ultra processed' exactly? At what point does that make a particular food 'bad'?

@alexp601 6 месяцев назад

I don't think cooking a food counts as processed. Like, the food itself doesn't need to be processed by the time it reaches you. It doesn't have a load of chemicals and stuff added to it to make it into something that's fairly unnatural. Cooking food shouldn't count as 'processed' as far as I see it.

@BenCarpenter 6 месяцев назад

Yes, “processed” has just become this vague scary term. It doesn’t even really make sense to be scared of processed foods, otherwise carnivores wouldn’t be allowed to eat beef burgers because mincing beef is processing it, and vegans wouldn’t be able to eat bagged vegetables because of the packaging (there are obviously way more examples of even more basic processing functions, as you already know, just using two examples). Ultra-processing has various definitions and it’s a bit of a point of contention, the NOVA system has already faced revisions, but they tend to be multi ingredient foods that don’t resemble anything found in nature. Even if we managed to all agree that UPF tended to be less nutritious than minimally processed foods (a fair call) it doesn’t mean all UPF are on an equal playing field. I can tell from your comment you already know all this stuff, just reiterating why I agree 🙂

@439801RS 6 месяцев назад

The vagueness of it all is the entire point, it causes fear and confusion, which certain companies love to utilize

@ETBrooD 6 месяцев назад

Cooked potatoes are not generally considered processed (despite technically being processed) because cooking is on the very low end of the processing scale. "Ultra-processed" refers to food that is several steps removed from its natural state. The more steps are involved, the more unnatural it is. The term "processed" exists on a scale. So it's just dishonest to compare processed potatoes to highly processed foods.

@439801RS 6 месяцев назад

@ETBrooD yeah so it's just cherry picking the worst(or scariest sounding) things and making a scene...

@BigBADSTUFF69 6 месяцев назад

yes i've been saying this a long time, it's not the processing it's the content. I have vegan protein powder every day, it's about as processed as it gets but it's healthy and doesn't trigger me into overreating.