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There is nothing healthy about our paranoia over ultra processed food

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Until a few months ago, the concept of ultra-processed food (UPF) was only mentioned in a handful of academic journals and the occasional newspaper article. The term itself was only coined in 2009. This year, mainly thanks to Chris van Tulleken’s heavily promoted book Ultra-Processed People, fear of UPF has gone mainstream. A number of journalists have written about their struggle to keep UPFs out of their lives. Van Tulleken himself was on Channel 4 News last night blaming UPFs for “pandemic obesity” and Panorama followed this with a documentary about “chemicals” in the food supply.

No one has

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The Best Healthy, High-Protein Fast Food Options

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While we’d never advocate fast food to be your main source of nutrition, sometimes the drive-thru is unavoidable. Whether it’s for convenience or cravings—you can make a pitstop at Micky D’s without wrecking your physique and actually getting a solid dose of protein. It’s true: You can find high-protein fast food that can help you hit optimal levels of the muscle-building macros. There are just a few things to keep in mind.

Can Fast Food Be a Good Source of Protein?

Fast food has long been criticized for its association with unhealthy eating habits and its contribution to the rising

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Eli Rallo on How She Overcame an Eating Disorder

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When the pandemic sent her home from college mid-semester in 2020, Eli Rallo, a podcast host and content creator based in New York City, realized that she was finally ready to ask for help for an eating disorder.

It wasn’t a quick fix—most things aren’t—but it was definitely a step in the right direction for Rallo, now 24 and author of the upcoming book I Didn’t Know I Needed This, out in December.

Even now, several years later, she’ll have a “bad body day” here and there, when she makes a point of not staring at herself in the mirror

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Michelle Obama launches company to promote healthy food for kids

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WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama announced Wednesday that she has co-founded a company to make and sell healthier food and drinks for kids, products that she says will be less detrimental to their long-term health because of their lower sugar and higher nutrient content.

The former first lady’s work with PLEZi Nutrition is an extension of her efforts to improve child nutrition while she was in the White House.

“I’ve learned that on this issue, if you want to change the game, you can’t just work from the outside,” she said during a keynote address in New York at a conference

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Michelle Obama has a new food-and-drink brand for kids

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The former first lady has a new mission: to make children healthier.

On Wednesday, Michelle Obama announced the launch of a new health-focused food-and-drink brand, PLEZi Nutrition, that’s targeted at fighting child obesity.

“Our goal—to make products with real nutrition, to be an ally that parents can trust,” Obama said at the Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival on Wednesday, where she announced PLEZi’s launch. “We want to be a huge part of helping create a healthier generation for all children.”

The first of the company’s products is a fruity drink with no added sugar and only 35 calories

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EVE SIMMONS: Why diet gurus are wrong about packaged foods

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Are baked beans healthy? It was the question that set Twitter alight last week. According to food policy expert and author Rob Percival, the much-loved British staple brainwashes children into developing a taste for sweet foods from a young age, making them grow up into junk food fiends. And he didn’t stop there.

In a detailed Twitter thread – which attracted 150,000 views – he suggested the same was true for baby foods and children’s snacks.

Nutrition expert Professor Tim Spector soon got involved, highlighting the risks of a host of supermarket favorites – bread, cakes and even flour.

Why

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Young Thug Files Fourth Motion To Be Released On Bond

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Young Thug’s the legal team has asked the court to grant him bond for the fourth time. His attorney Brian Steel says his client is “languishing in the County Jail,” according to a recently-filed motion.

In the motion, filed on April 24 and obtained by 11AliveSteel says Thugger cannot stay healthy and notes that his client has limited healthy food options.

Attorney: Young Thug Can’t Eat Healthy Food And Gets Little Fresh Air Or Sunlight

He claims the rapper relies on food with “zero health benefits,” like chocolate and chips.

In addition, he says the rapper has had little

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12 Low-Calorie Foods for Weight Loss That Will Keep You Full

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Whether the idea was prompted by a doctor’s recommendation or the decision was of your own volition, committing to losing weight based on a low-calorie diet (and exercise) is no easy feat. Rationally speaking, we’re all aware that the potential rewards accompanying effective follow-through on a healthy diet and exercise regimen can certainly outweigh the stress of coping with potential health complications stemming from unhealthy eating habits (think: a lack of energy, diabetes, high cholesterol, cardiovascular and metabolic problems, etc.). However, that doesn’t make the temptation to veer off your healthy path any less real or challenging. Although adjusting to

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