what processed food is and why it is bad for us
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Food which has gone through mechanical and/or chemical treatment, usually to make it more palatable (tastier), give it more convenient properties in terms of preparation and outcome when preparing, as well as be able to use less of the “expensive” input food to achieve something which still tastes similar.
It’s not “bad for us” as such, but the processing in many cases removes the beneficial “byproducts” of certain raw foods (micronutrients, fiber etc), usually results in the end product being more calorie dense and less filling, which leads to overconsumption without realizing it, and then being “hungry” again much sooner than you would be if you ate the same calories worth of whole foods, with the added negative that your intake of micronutrients, fibre etc would be much lower if any.
In more extreme cases, processing uses/adds substances which are not ideal for our organs to cope with, although this is becoming rarer with better regulation.
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