Anonymous wrote:OP here. It’s more than carbs that make me sick. It’s processed meats too. things like pepperoni, fried chicken, and sausage. I love the taste of these things, but if I eat them I feel very sluggish, tired, and my body starts to hurt.

Anonymous wrote:I've noticed that if I have junk food for lunch (fast food, high carb, lots of fat and salt, etc) I really crash around 2pm. If I eat a good lunch that I made and brought into the office, with lots of fiber, protein, and vegetables, I feel great all afternoon.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. It’s more than carbs that make me sick. It’s processed meats too. things like pepperoni, fried chicken, and sausage. I love the taste of these things, but if I eat them I feel very sluggish, tired, and my body starts to hurt.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m in my 40s and now processed food makes me feel horrible. It started gradually in my 30s. Stuff like cakes, sugary candy, and their highly processed stuff make me feel like crap….super tired, aching body.

These things are a part of the standard American diet and I wondered is everyone else feeling like crap? Or am I particularly sensitive to these foods?

This is unspecific and insipid to the point of meaninglessness.

And "processed food" is a huge category in which the foods in it literally only have the fact that they are processed in common. So it is literally impossible that they all have the same effect on you.

Applesauce is a processed food. Pop Tarts are processed. Slim Jims are processed. Pickles are processed. They ALL make you feel the same way?

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OP you probably meant to say "high-carb diet and foods high in processed sugars such as HFCS/sucrose/fake sweeteners" and don't forget the preservatives.

Preservatives are often overlooked, but most are toxic, that's how they preserve the food from spoiling, by being mildly toxic at the dosages in the foods.

Also some form carcinogens, such as potassium benzoate or sodium benzoate.... the benzo should be a red flag to anyone who took basic Chem classes, as they react with acids to form some nasty stuff.

It is not accurate to say most preservatives are toxic; many are actually common food ingredients like salt, sugar, and vinegar, or natural compounds like benzoic acid found in berries. Preservatives do not work by poisoning humans; they inhibit microbes or slow chemical reactions in food under specific conditions. Regulatory agencies like the FDA and EFSA require large safety margins between the levels allowed in food and the doses that could cause harm. For example, benzoates have acceptable daily intake limits that are far below any toxic threshold. The word "benzo" in benzoate refers to benzoic acid, not benzene, and in acidic foods it simply converts to benzoic acid, which is the form that helps prevent spoilage. The concern about benzene formation comes from rare cases when benzoate and vitamin C (ascorbic acid) are both present and the product is exposed to heat or light, but manufacturers have long since reformulated to avoid that. Benzoates themselves are not carcinogenic at approved levels. In short, preservatives are safe at regulated amounts, and claims that they are "mildly toxic" or inherently carcinogenic misrepresent how they actually work.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m in my 40s and now processed food makes me feel horrible. It started gradually in my 30s. Stuff like cakes, sugary candy, and their highly processed stuff make me feel like crap….super tired, aching body.

These things are a part of the standard American diet and I wondered is everyone else feeling like crap? Or am I particularly sensitive to these foods?

This is unspecific and insipid to the point of meaninglessness.

And "processed food" is a huge category in which the foods in it literally only have the fact that they are processed in common. So it is literally impossible that they all have the same effect on you.

Applesauce is a processed food. Pop Tarts are processed. Slim Jims are processed. Pickles are processed. They ALL make you feel the same way?

This ^

OP you probably meant to say "high-carb diet and foods high in processed sugars such as HFCS/sucrose/fake sweeteners" and don't forget the preservatives.

Preservatives are often overlooked, but most are toxic, that's how they preserve the food from spoiling, by being mildly toxic at the dosages in the foods.

Also some form carcinogens, such as potassium benzoate or sodium benzoate.... the benzo should be a red flag to anyone who took basic Chem classes, as they react with acids to form some nasty stuff.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m in my 40s and now processed food makes me feel horrible. It started gradually in my 30s. Stuff like cakes, sugary candy, and their highly processed stuff make me feel like crap….super tired, aching body.

These things are a part of the standard American diet and I wondered is everyone else feeling like crap? Or am I particularly sensitive to these foods?

This is unspecific and insipid to the point of meaninglessness.

And "processed food" is a huge category in which the foods in it literally only have the fact that they are processed in common. So it is literally impossible that they all have the same effect on you.

Applesauce is a processed food. Pop Tarts are processed. Slim Jims are processed. Pickles are processed. They ALL make you feel the same way?

Anonymous wrote:I’m in my 40s and now processed food makes me feel horrible. It started gradually in my 30s. Stuff like cakes, sugary candy, and their highly processed stuff make me feel like crap….super tired, aching body.

These things are a part of the standard American diet and I wondered is everyone else feeling like crap? Or am I particularly sensitive to these foods?