ultra-processed foods

Today's data comes from an online survey of vegans found on Facebook over two months. The vegan diet was assessed using, as always, a food frequency questionnaire.

5. Susan Goldhaber returns with an article on science in the courtroom, specifically that perennial toxic bad boy, glyphosate. There is a great deal of science, epidemiology, and statistics to understand why glyphosate is or is not a carcinogen.

The philosopher Aristotle taught that moderation was essential to virtuous living.

“Hall and his colleagues did their best to ensure that the only significant difference between the two groups was in how much processed food they consumed.

   

Background

The multiplicity of diets and dietary recommendations is all we need to know about the status of our current nutritional beliefs.

A recently published story in the BMJ  links the risk of breast cancer and all cancers to consumption of what are termed "ultra-processed" foods.