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The rise of ultra-processed foods and why they’re really bad for our health – The Conversation AU
We looked at 37 studies which show eating ultra-processed foods is bad for our health. So why are we eating more of them than ever before?
Humans (and our ancestors) have been processing food for at least 1.8 million years. Roasting, drying, grinding and other techniques made food more nutritious, durable and tasty. This helped our ancestors to colonise diverse habitats, and then develop settlements and civilisations.
Many traditional foods used in cooking today are processed in some way, such as grains, cheeses, dried fish and fermented vegetables. Processing itself is not the problem.
Only much more recently has a different typ…
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