Mainly I just try to get lots of fiber and avoid anything hyper-palatable, sure emulsifiers probably aren’t great for you but if you keep the dosage low it’s not really worth getting stressed about.
I dropped 110 lbs and kept them off for 15 years mostly by avoiding ultra-processed food. So I’m here to tell you: fuck that shilling.
I think you may want to read what the article is saying. It is not saying all ultra-processed food are fine. It’s saying that ultra-processsed is an unhelpful label because it lumps too much together
The categories sound tidy. They are not. Many nutrition experts have criticized them as overly broad and hard to apply consistently. Wheat gluten, for example, is an ingredient often added to packaged breads; it’s not used in many household kitchens, and is usually classified as ultra-processed. Yet it’s been used in many Asian cuisines for centuries and can easily be employed in your home kitchen; I use it in my own. There’s no evidence that the ingredient’s rarity in household pantries makes it unhealthy or deserving of a special “ultra-processed” label. Nor is there any reason to assume that a store-bought whole grain bread with added gluten (category 4 under NOVA) is worse for you than, say, a homemade white bread (category 3).
