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Explore the provocative case for processed foods — why they might outperform so-called “whole foods” in nutrition, accessibility, safety, and weight management, despite decades of demonization by diet gurus and health media.

Processed Foods Are Healthier Than ‘Whole Foods’: Why Big Food Might Be Right and Diet Experts Are Wrong

For decades, influencers, dietitians, and mainstream health media have declared processed foods the enemy—blamed for obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and more. Labels like “ultra-processed foods” are used almost interchangeably with “junk food” to scare consumers.… Processed Foods Are Healthier Than ‘Whole Foods’: Why Big Food Might Be Right and Diet Experts Are Wrong