• Dagrothus@reddthat.com
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    10 days ago

    “same amount of calories”

    I think this is too big of an assumption. Ultra processed foods are generally less filling and easier to digest. Eating 1000 calories of cereal or potato chips is easy. Eating 5 chicken breasts at once borderline impossible for most people. Whole foods tend to make is harder to overeat. There are exceptions ofc, like nuts, but i think the general trend holds.

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      10 days ago

      That makes it even worse. You have more health problems per calorie with ultra-processed food (it’s a scientific fact) and you generally eat more calories with ultra-processed food. We should fight, as a society, the prevalence of industrial interests in food.