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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

Social media suggests seed oils (canola) are bad. Science is saying otherwise
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How It's Made:Canola Oil
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Buy well-sourced (e.g. Terra Delyssa) 1st/cold-pressed, extra-virgin canola, olive oils ... not margarine, nor this toxic, lifeless crap

CBCSocial media suggests seed oils — like canola — are bad for you. More science is saying otherwise | CBC NewsThere's a sizzling debate on social media over seed oils, with some people adamantly claiming they are unhealthy. But new research, which expands on previous studies in this area, finds that they could reduce your risk of an early death. 
#canola#CanolaOil#OliveOil
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VeganPizza69 ⓋⒶ

"Nature knows best: Naturalness in the Ultra-Processed Foods Debate"

A nice and very nuanced podcast presentation about #UPF #foodProcessing #processedFoods #ultraprocessedFood #plantBased #corporations #naturalness

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The idea that more natural food – food which hasn’t been transformed by human and industrial intervention – is best for us is a powerful one. Psychologists have found a strong preference for that which is “natural”, even when people differ in what they understand that term to mean. But naturalness is a muddle – we are often signalled by advertising to see heavily manufactured foods as “natural”; the pioneers of cereal manufacturing were the greatest advocates of “natural” food in the early 20th century; and it’s rare that crops, which have been manipulated by human breeding over millennia, are seen as “unnatural”.

If naturalness is a slippery idea, though, it is still undeniably compelling. At the moment, nowhere is the preference for naturalness when it comes to the food we eat more prevalent than in concerns expressed over ultra-processed foods (UPFs). But does the idea that naturalness is inherently best set up a misleading dichotomy between nature and technology that doesn’t serve the interests of a more sustainable and equitable food future? Does a narrow focus on processing itself misplace bigger questions of power and agency on the one hand, and unhelpfully dismiss scientific techniques on the other? We explore these questions in our latest explainer, Nature Knows Best? Naturalness in the Ultra-Processed Foods Debate.
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doi.org/10.56661/f76228c7

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Peter Butler

"The 46-year-old announced his retirement in the new Netflix documentary 'Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut' after doctors discovered his brain had become repelled by highly processed foods.”

Competitive eating legend Takeru Kobayashi has shared how his career has damaged his health

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InstagramWASTED on Instagram: "Takeru Kobayashi, the Japanese eating legend who won six consecutive Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contests, is stepping down from all future food challenges as he no longer has the hunger to compete. The 46-year-old announced his retirement in the new Netflix documentary “Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut” after doctors discovered his brain had become repelled by highly processed foods. “For the past 20 years, I have been in this field,” he stated. “I worry about the consequences of my decision, but most importantly, I want to repair my brain and gut.” Kobayashi's competitive eating career began in 2000 when he appeared on a Japanese reality show, consuming 60 plates of sushi, 2.7 kg of potatoes, and 16 bowls of ramen in one sitting. Over two decades, his enormous appetite earned him worldwide fame and an income of up to $650,000 per year. In recent years, however, Kobayashi’s appetite has waned, and he now never feels hunger. He once went three days without eating. “When you eat too much, you lose the ability to smell the food, and you also ignore signals from your body, such as feeling full,” he explained in the documentary. Doctors analyzed brain scans and found that when Kobayashi sees food, all areas of his brain related to nausea are activated. Now, Kobayashi is focusing on eating more nutritious foods in smaller portions to rewire his brain. “I want to live a healthy and long life, so I’ve decided to quit competitive eating contests,” he declared."28K likes, 242 comments - wasted on May 22, 2024: "Takeru Kobayashi, the Japanese eating legend who won six consecutive Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contests, is stepping down from all future...".
#TakeruKobayashi#CompetitiveEating#ProcessedFoods
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Mojo ♻️

Taking care of your health involves more than just hitting the gym and eating right. Beyond our control lurk dangers like forever chemicals, silently affecting our well-being. It's time to raise awareness and demand accountability for what we're exposed to. #HealthAwareness #ForeverChemicals #ProcessedFoods #fossilfuels #MultinationalCorporations #multinationals #ProcessedFoods

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The ConversationWe think we control our health – but corporations selling forever chemicals, fossil fuels and ultra-processed foods have a much greater roleCorporations have an incentive to make profits – even if their products hurt or even kill people. Here’s how to stop history repeating.
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