Ultra-processed food linked to higher risk of depression, research finds

US study finds association between large amounts of ultra-processed food, especially artificial sweeteners, and depression

“These findings suggest that greater ultra-processed foods intake, particularly artificial sweeteners and artificially sweetened beverages, is associated with increased risk of depression,” the authors concluded.

“Experimental studies have shown that artificial sweeteners may trigger the transmission of particular signalling molecules in the brain that are important for mood.”

Ultra-processed food linked to higher risk of depression, research finds

US study finds association between large amounts of ultra-processed food, especially artificial sweeteners, and depression

“These findings suggest that greater ultra-processed foods intake, particularly artificial sweeteners and artificially sweetened beverages, is associated with increased risk of depression,” the authors concluded.

“Experimental studies have shown that artificial sweeteners may trigger the transmission of particular signaling molecules in the brain that are important for mood.”

Figures. :-( I'm depressed and have diabetes which means any sweeteners I use are artificial. I use saccharine in my coffee and in my cereal. (I cheat and consume real sugar sometimes.)

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I already have a leary attitude towards artificial sweeteners and colors. Some have links to bad health and mental issues.

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Potato Chips and Donuts Are as Addictive as Cocaine

The study, published in the British Medical Journal, found that an estimated 14% of adults and 12% of children are addicted to ultra-processed foods that include refined sugar and fats. The criteria used to measure addiction was drawn from the Yale Food Addiction Scale and includes diminished control over intake, cravings, withdrawal and continued use despite negative consequences.

Yep...

I have a colleague who has to buy packets of crisps by the six-pack "special buys".

... He then compulsively chomps through an entire packet, barely drawing breath between each grab of crisps. It's then a doomsday timer until the next crunching frenzy.

(He then complains bitterly about how he's so much heavier and more flabby than me... At least I've motivated him to the gym and for improving his diet... At least a little bit so far at least...)


Enjoy some exercise folks!... Especially outside and with people!

Enjoy!!
Martin

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to buy packets of crisps by the six-pack "special buys".

Piker. They sell them in the 50 pack on this side of the pond.

to buy packets of crisps by the six-pack "special buys".

Piker. They sell them in the 50 pack on this side of the pond.

I guess that it depends on how many are in each pack in the end. ;-)

Cheers.

That aside. Baked crisps have a few less calories. Lol.

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Beautiful healthy fun!


See, taste:

Living the ZOE way ... Hugh's Ultimate Autumn Soup Recipe
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"What I really like about the ZOE approach is that it's not a kind of restrictive list of do's and don'ts and things you're not supposed to eat. It's all about adding in the good stuff"

Beautiful good fun stuff!

And with a few plants and herbs, you can easy do too.

Enjoy!!
Martin

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An elaborate but fun Yum for Christmas:


Yotam Ottolenghi’s vegetarian Christmas: rice pie, sticky sprouts and yoghurty beans – recipes


A good fun afternoon in the making and a good fun healthy eat.

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Fantastic!

Give peas a chance and feed yourself the four Ks: 10 simple ways to revolutionise your diet


And Yum!!

Nom!!!

Enjoy!
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Some interesting details of good food and exercise and other bits:


3 new studies: Blood fat, ultra-processed food, and dementia


How does physical activity benefit mental health?


How does fiber reduce blood sugar spikes?


Which foods contain the most fiber?


Study: Mediterranean diet may reduce diabetes risk more than previously thought



Enjoy!
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Make your own flavor fruit juice jello.
KNOX BLOX:
In a quart and a half bowl.
Sprinkle Knox unflavoured gelatine (4 envelopes) over 1 cup (250 mL) cold fruit juice; let stand 1 minute.
Add 3 cups (750 mL) fruit juice, heated to boiling and stir until gelatine is completely dissolved, about 5 minutes.
Sweeten to taste, then chill and serve.

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Oh no. :-O

Beware: A cheese crisis looms.

.....Today, all Camembert and brie cheeses worldwide are inoculated with this one genetically identical albino strain of fungi, which is not found in the wild, Ropars said. That means that a brie from a grocery store in France and one from a bodega in New York City have identical (or nearly identical) Penicillium microbes.

This is a good thing for those who value uniformity; for people who expect their brie to look a certain way, just as they might want their tomatoes to be perfectly round and their apples bright red.

But uniformity comes at a cost.

For reasons that are not totally clear, the albino strain can’t reproduce sexually, like most molds can — meaning, it can’t “breed” with another individual to create new genetic diversity. So to create more of this fungi, cheesemakers have to clone it, not unlike how you propagate a plant using a cutting. Yet decades of replicating the same individual can introduce harmful errors into its genome, Ropars said.

That’s what’s happened with Penicillium camemberti. In recent decades, the albino fungus picked up mutations that interfere with its ability to produce spores, and that makes it much harder to clone. Put simply: It’s now difficult for cheesemakers to grow the key fungus used to make brie and Camembert.

“Camembert is not going to disappear tomorrow,” Ropars said, and it’s not clear how these challenges will impact cheese supply. “But it’s going to be more and more difficult to produce.”......

The humble banana gets a boost against disease.

Genetically modified banana resistant to Panama disease given approval for Australian consumption.

A genetically-modified (GM) banana is a step closer to commercial reality as Queensland scientists gain regulatory approval to release a GM variety of Cavendish banana for human consumption.

Scientists say the QCAV-4 variety is the world's first genetically modified banana and will be the first GM fruit approved by the federal government for growing in Australia.

But it is unlikely to end up on your toast or in your smoothie any time soon.

While scientists say they will be safe to eat, the GM variety will be considered a "back-up option" in the fight against Panama Tropical Race 4 (TR4), as it is nearly immune to the disease....

Cheers.

Enjoy good old healthy fun food:


The microbiome miracle: how to make your own kombucha, kefir, kimchi and kraut
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Fermentation is as old as food itself. It is the method for making, among other things, miso, hot sauce, beer, salami, yoghurt, sourdough, cheese and coffee. Many chefs love the hypercharged [fun] flavour of fermented foods...

Enjoy all round, and inside!
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Fake meat can cause real health risks — experts call for caution amid plant-based craze

Research published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition compared the impacts of protein alternatives, scientifically known as plant-based meat analogues, or PBMAs, to actual meat dishes — and the experts didn’t necessarily like what they found.

Fake meat can cause real health risks — experts call for caution amid plant-based craze

Research published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition compared the impacts of protein alternatives, scientifically known as plant-based meat analogues, or PBMAs, to actual meat dishes — and the experts didn’t necessarily like what they found.

Thanks for that, and all rather curious...

... All very suspicious for the style and source of that article...

So... We have a very obvious click-bait article from the New York Post, that is resplendent with contradictory click-bait in that very same article... Very good for total confusion...


So, lets have a look at the science paper itself:

Plant-based meat analogues (PBMAs) and their effects on cardiometabolic health: An 8-week randomized controlled trial comparing PBMAs with their corresponding animal-based foods

Unusually, that paper is not pay-walled. It is freely readable. Hence, sponsored?

The actual research is for:

... effects on health is warranted in an Asian population ... on cardiometabolic health among adults with elevated risk of diabetes in Singapore...

And hence the health of those people will be especially sensitive to certain types of foods. (Asians are the most predisposed to diabetic health problems.)

Only 89 participants in the trial, which is a rather small (select) grouping.

And for the study, we have the important details "maintaining intake of other dietary components", "Using linear mixed-effects model"...

The results were a very mixed bag with some things being better, some worse, and other measures showing no significance. Nothing notable/drastic stands out.

Hence the conclusion is:

"A plant-based meat analogues diet did not show widespread cardiometabolic health benefits compared with omnivorous diets over 8 weeks".

That is a very biased wording to say there is nothing of significance.

There also appears to have been no control over what else the participants ate...

So, for comparing a processed plant-based product against meat, there's nothing of significance to compare, other than that the meat/plant-based-meat foodstuffs are obviously not a healthy Mediterranean diet in themselves!


All very suspicious and to my mind and my own personal reading, very suspiciously a sponsored paper...


Eat healthy folks!
Martin

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Fake meat can cause real health risks — experts call for caution amid plant-based craze

Research published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition compared the impacts of protein alternatives, scientifically known as plant-based meat analogues, or PBMAs, to actual meat dishes — and the experts didn’t necessarily like what they found.

I've always wondered why vegans, et. al., need fake meats. Why not just eat something that isn't supposed to resemble meat?

I suppose it's because some people want to pretend they're eating meat, but if you're a vegan, why? Just eat vegan food that isn't a meat-substitute.

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1: Marketing pressure?

2: Cultural pressure??

3: Old habits and only partial flexibility?

4: Mentality??

Enjoy eating and living healthy!
Martin

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