Ingesting highly palatable, highly processed foods, or foods with high fructose corn syrup can be deleterious to health, especially in children. — Whalespan
Ingesting highly palatable, highly processed foods, or foods with high fructose corn syrup can be deleterious to health, especially in children.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“But I think the bulk of data point to the fact that ingesting these highly palatable, certainly highly palatable, highly processed foods, or foods that contain a lot of high fructose corn syrup, can be really deleterious to our health, especially in kids.”