Andrew Huberman· PhD
Based on the studies we have, it's mostly about the energy. That processed food just gets people to spontaneously eat more.
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.
Based on the studies we have, it's mostly about the energy. That processed food just gets people to spontaneously eat more.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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But not because processed foods are bad per se, but what the outcome tends to be from a lot of processed food consumption, which is overconsuming calories and then therefore energy toxicity negatively contributing to your health.