Comment by parineum
1 day ago
"Ultra processing" is corollary to unhealthy food, not causal. It's not the ultra processing that makes it unhealthy.
That's the crux of this disagreement. Assuming the relationship and then assuming the next step that the antitheses must be true. Unprocessed foods aren't inherently healthy and ultra processed foods aren't inherently unhealthy, the two things have nothing to do with each other.
> ultra processed foods aren't inherently unhealthy
…but they are statistically associated with worse health outcomes.
Their nutrient profile, additives’ effects on eating behavior, and how human metabolism responds to engineered foods lead to harm for humans.
Parent comment is begging you to understand that correlation is not causation. That you infer it to imply causation leaves you less well-informed about the world.