Fast food fever: how ultra-processed meals are unhealthier than you think

many plant-based meals are ultra-processed and contrary to popular belief very unhealthy. Almost all foods, aside from fresh fruit and raw vegetables, undergo some degree of process. ultra-high processed foods are mostly low in protein and fibre, and high in salt, sugar and fat, and have undergone industrial interventions such as extrusion, moulding and milling. There is very clear observational data showing that people who have higher intakes of ultra-processed foods have higher levels of ill-health, whether it be cancer, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, obesity or type 2 diabetes.

Any good resources for anything related to nutrition, cooking, and a healthy lifestyle? Backed by science.

There's a podcast by David Sinclair available on YouTube for example.

Would like to find a community around these topics without it turning into a unhealthy obsession.

I've lost maaany kilos this year, and I _basically_ don't know how to cook properly.

Why it is harmful? The only answer I have found in the article, except of observed data, is that UPF is "not natural". Being low in protein can not be considered as harmful food despite that eating that food constantly is unhealthy nutrition.