Anonymous wrote: Yes OP. The Frankenfoods like Doritos made me feel like crap from my 20s on. Now even the "healthy-ish processed food makes me feel less ideal than pure foods. Even crackers made with flax and seeds, whole grain store-bought bread and low sugar yogurt just makes me hungrier and more tired. I do best making my own. I can handle Fage no-sugar mixed with berries, yeast free whole grain bread I made myself, fruits and veggies galore and meals I make myself like roasted chicken, etc, but the more processed (the type of processing that leads to a long shelf life) the worse I do. I thought it was impossible for me to lose weight, but the summer I made almost everything myself (while out of work), I lost weight easily.

Yes, sure there are different degrees of processed, but a regular apple or applesauce I make myself has a much better effect on me than storebought stuff that lasts longer. I notice. Wasn't an issue when I was younger.

Anonymous wrote:It's probably as simple as sodium, to be honest. If you salt your food you make at home heavily you'll feel crappy too. Pre packaged and restaurant food has tons of salt in it.

Anonymous wrote:It's probably as simple as sodium, to be honest. If you salt your food you make at home heavily you'll feel crappy too. Pre packaged and restaurant food has tons of salt in it.

Anonymous wrote:I’m 45 and genetically thin. I eat lots of processed and quick service type food (Trader Joe’s/costco frozen stuff, Panera/cava/etc.) and I feel fine. I have noticed that even small amounts of alcohol no longer agree with me though. I may be giving it up just to avoid the recovery period from 2 small glasses of wine.

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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.

Big Chem has entered the chat.
TLDR. Learn more about what you are talking about and stop being a pedantic pest.

Pedantic-ism is better than Galenism.

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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?

Another bash Americans post.

Anonymous wrote:I always feel like crap after eating crap.

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?