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Darkstar<p>There is no safe amount of processed meat to eat, according to new research</p><p>Habitual consumption of even small amounts of processed meat, sugary drinks, and trans fatty acids is linked to increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease and colorectal cancer.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/ProcessedFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProcessedFood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meat</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/02/health/processed-meats-sweet-drinks-disease-wellness" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edition.cnn.com/2025/07/02/hea</span><span class="invisible">lth/processed-meats-sweet-drinks-disease-wellness</span></a></p>
Thor A. Hopland<p>Being absent from the <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> and going back to <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> and <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> is like dropping a healthy diet and starting binging hyper <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/ProcessedFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProcessedFood</span></a> and candy.</p><p>With each scroll another avatar is trying to rage bait or otherwise farm engagement in order to get that sweet, sweet ad revenue and <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/subscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subscription</span></a> fees.</p><p>This must mean I've turned against the idea of monetizing the fediverse - but no.</p><p>Federated platforms can make rules against that sort of engagement, whereas <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> craves it.</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Chemical exposure from ultra-<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProcessedFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProcessedFoods</span></a> may contribute to health issues</p><p>Shannon Kelleher, May 16, 2025</p><p>"Toxic synthetic chemicals that migrate into ultra-processed foods from packaging, processing equipment and other sources may explain why these foods are so bad for our health, according to a new review article.</p><p>"In addition to the foods’ poor nutritional value, these chemicals represent an 'underappreciated and understudied' explanation for the link between ultra-processed foods and health problems such as obesity and other chronic diseases, the authors conclude in the article, published Friday in the journal Nature Medicine.</p><p>" 'The more (ultra-)processed a foodstuff, the greater its burden of synthetic chemicals generally is,; the authors wrote.</p><p>"Ultra-processed foods such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/candies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>candies</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HotDogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HotDogs</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PackagedSoups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PackagedSoups</span></a> are industrially made and contain many added ingredients not found in home kitchens, such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/stabilizers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stabilizers</span></a> and added colors and flavors. </p><p>"Thousands of harmful substances including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bisphenols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bisphenols</span></a> (such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BPA</span></a>), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/phthalates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phthalates</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a> (tiny plastic particles) and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>) can leach into industrially produced foods during production, as well as from containers in which the foods are stored and while heating them up before they are eaten, according to the article. Emerging research suggests that even the 'normal and intended use' of plastic materials that come into contact with foods along their journey to our plates can contaminate these products, the authors wrote.</p><p>"Research increasingly shows that some of the same synthetic chemicals found in ultra-processed foods, as well as drinking water and other sources, are prevalent in our bodies. About 98% of the US population has PFAS in their blood, while microplastics and even smaller plastic particles (nanoplastics) accumulate in 'just about every portion of your body…no organ is spared, really,' Dr. Sanjay Rajagopalan, director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Case Western Reserve University, said during a May 15 webinar hosted by the group Beyond Plastics. Plastic particles have been found in everything from the placenta to the brain, lungs and heart, he said. </p><p>"In a 2024 study, Rajagopalan and colleagues found a link between microplastics in the arteries and risks for heart attacks and strokes.</p><p>" 'The particles looked quite nasty,' he said. 'They were jagged particles with sharp edges, very similar to cholesterol.' "</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/05/chemical-exposure-from-ultra-processed-foods-may-contribute-to-health-issues/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenewlede.org/2025/05/chemica</span><span class="invisible">l-exposure-from-ultra-processed-foods-may-contribute-to-health-issues/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProcessedFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProcessedFood</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlasticFoodContainers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticFoodContainers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlasticWrap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticWrap</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Preservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Preservatives</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSafety</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodDeserts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodDeserts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwn</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityGardens</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EatFresh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatFresh</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DowChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DowChemical</span></a></p>
Matt Hodgkinson<p>The last Tory government let the Food and Drink Federation successfully lobby to remove guidance from the Department of Health and Social Care to “shift the balance of promotions towards healthier options – such as minimally processed and nutritious food.”</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2025/may/17/uk-government-drops-healthy-eating-push-after-lobbying-by-ultra-processed-food-firms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/ng-int</span><span class="invisible">eractive/2025/may/17/uk-government-drops-healthy-eating-push-after-lobbying-by-ultra-processed-food-firms</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/UKpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpol</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/UltraProcessedFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UltraProcessedFood</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/UPFs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UPFs</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ProcessedFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProcessedFood</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/DepartmentOfHealthAndSocialCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfHealthAndSocialCare</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/HealthyEating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthyEating</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/FoodIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/FoodAndDrinkFederation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodAndDrinkFederation</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Nutrition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nutrition</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/IndustryLobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndustryLobbying</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/JunkFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JunkFood</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/FoodAndDrink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodAndDrink</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/FoodPromotions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodPromotions</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/HFSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HFSS</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NutritionPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NutritionPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/SoilAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoilAssociation</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>"Considering ultraprocessed foods’ detrimental health effects—a 2021 meta-analysis showed such products raise mortality risk by 25 percent—Gearhardt argues that it’s better to chance misclassifying ultraprocessed foods as addictive than to fail to label them as such when warranted. 'It’s cigarettes all over again', she says."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/MartaZaraska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MartaZaraska</span></a>, 2023</p><p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/food-can-be-literally-addictive-new-evidence-suggests/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/food-can-be-literally-addictive-new-evidence-suggests/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/ProcessedFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProcessedFood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/addiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>addiction</span></a></p>
Infrapink (he/his/him)<p>The legal drug dealers are behaving like the fossil fuel people to prevent their users from finding out what everybody already knows about how harmful their drugs are.</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-04241-0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/d41586-024</span><span class="invisible">-04241-0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/tobacco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tobacco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/alcohol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alcohol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ProcessedFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProcessedFood</span></a></p>
smeg<p>You’re being lied to about “ultra-processed” foods.</p><p>“Vegan fake meats linked to heart disease, early death,” the New York Post declared.</p><p>There was just one problem: The narrative was totally fake.</p><p>Plant-based meats were virtually absent from the study: Just 0.2 percent of calories across the sample came from meat alternatives. People were eating cookies and cake.</p><p><a href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/391795/ultra-processed-foods-science-vegan-meat-rfk-maha" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/future-perfect/391795/</span><span class="invisible">ultra-processed-foods-science-vegan-meat-rfk-maha</span></a></p><p><a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/processedfood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>processedfood</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/ultraprocessed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ultraprocessed</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/foodsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodsafety</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/sciencejournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencejournalism</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/badscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>badscience</span></a></p>
nicholas_saunders<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://strangeobject.space/@moonrabbit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>moonrabbit</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kzoo.to/@elleybirdy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>elleybirdy</span></a></span> </p><p>It's funny because it's true.</p><p>Makes me curious about the benefits to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mediterraneandiet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mediterraneandiet</span></a> when corrected for healthcare. Not advocating <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/processedfood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>processedfood</span></a> but...maybe it's more complex.</p>
EURACTIV Agrifood<p>EUSFI encourages the Commission to keep the momentum on sustainable food systems [Promoted content] <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/opinion/eusfi-encourages-the-commission-to-keep-the-momentum-on-sustainable-food-systems/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/agricultu</span><span class="invisible">re-food/opinion/eusfi-encourages-the-commission-to-keep-the-momentum-on-sustainable-food-systems/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/FrameworkforSustainableFoodSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FrameworkforSustainableFoodSystems</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/FSFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FSFS</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Industry</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/processedfood" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>processedfood</span></a></p>
EURACTIV Agrifood<p>Did you know? Facts about processed and ‘ultra-processed’ food [Promoted content] <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/infographic/did-you-know-facts-about-processed-and-ultra-processed-food/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/agricultu</span><span class="invisible">re-food/infographic/did-you-know-facts-about-processed-and-ultra-processed-food/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/healthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>healthy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Nutrition" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nutrition</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/processedfood" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>processedfood</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/promoted" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>promoted</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ultraprocessedfood" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ultraprocessedfood</span></a></p>