What happens when you give up ultra-processed foods?
What if you and your family decided to forgo ultra-processed foods for a period of time? Would you notice any changes? The Wall Street Journal has an article about a family that did give up ultra-processed foods for a month and wrote about their experience. What ultra-processed foods did the family give up? There are many definitions of ultra-processed foods, but this family decided to keep it simple. They decided to exclude foods that contained ingredients like preservatives and emulsifiers that one wouldn’t find in their home kitchen. “We decided that if a food had an ingredient that we don’t use or could barely pronounce (e.g., maltodextrin, soy lecithin, guar gum), then we wouldn’t buy it.” 🌟 What Happens When You Give Up Ultra-Processed Foods? One Family Tried It for a Month — Here’s What Changed 🧠Better Mental Health Less anxiety, fewer mood swings, more energy . An NIH study found greater consumption of ultra-processed foo...
