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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh lordy, is this the new trendy diet? Instead of low carb or Whole 30 or eating clean or whatever? Now it's "I'm doing Non UPF!"[/quote]

Avoiding ultra processed is not a diet. It’s like avoiding cigarettes.[/quote]

It is a diet trend and no, it is not like avoiding cigarettes. There is a known, well-studied link between cigarettes and not only cancer but a number of debilitating medical issues. Cigarettes also produce second-hand smoke, which greatly impacts how we view them as a society, where you are allowed to smoke them, and how using them will impact your life (if someone at work started eating UPF around you all the time, it would have no impact on your health whatsoever, for instance). Cigarettes are also highly addictive in a well-demonstrated way, in part because they unite an addictive drug with an addictive behavior, which is why they can be so hard to quit.

UPF is more like alcohol, in that it would probably be healthier to avoid them altogether, but also having some occasionally and in moderation probably isn't a big deal. Also the addictiveness of UPF is less clear. They are "hyper-palatable" and often high in sugar which can make them addictive, but not in the same way that cigarettes are addictive (more in the way social media can be addictive, by acclimating you to a specific pleasure response and making you crave it more). As with alcohol, it seems that people may have varying susceptibility to the addictive nature of UPF, and some people may be able to consume UPF on occasion with no craving to repeat the behavior (i.e. having a bag of Doritos on a road trip because it's available and easy, but they will feel no desire to eat Doritos or other UPF even the next day, in fact may happily return to eating less processed foods).

So no, it's different.[/quote]

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