what counts as “ultra processed” food?

Question

Read [this article](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/07/01/health/worst-ultraprocessed-food-early-death-wellness) and though I’m scientifically literate and understand how scientific research can be overdramatized by the media, I’m worried. How I avoid ultra processed food, it is apparently everything. Ugh

In: Biology

Answer 1

The best description I’ve heard is that an “ultra processed food” is any item that requires ingredients, chemicals or processes that you could never replicate in a normal kitchen. So a good rule of thumb is to ask yourself if you could recreate it more or less exactly at home.