Comment by bluefirebrand

> What is funny to me is the conversations we have about "ultra processed food" do no address this aspect of the issue. I keep wondering why.

Hate to say it, but it's because it comes across as unscientific woo

We can measure the differences between an apple freshly picked and one preserved for a season. We can objectively see how the sugars and carbs and calories change, if they do.

Maybe there's some yet-to-be-discovered process in our bodies that deals with preserved food differently than fresh food, but if that is the case it's more likely because of the preservatives than the food being "dead"