# @meowmeix on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DI_o-aKOxcc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29930061-meowmeix-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-28T14:56:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Amanda (Meixner) Rocchio (@meowmeix) — https://gondola.cc/meowmeix

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What it really means to limit ultra-processed foods 💯

There’s a big difference between processed foods and ultra-processed foods.

Humans have been processing food for millions of years — dating all the way back to the Paleolithic era — using methods like drying, smoking, salting, and fermenting. These techniques actually helped preserve nutrients and made foods safer to eat.
But “ultra-processed foods” (UPFs) didn’t become widespread until the 1980s and 1990s — and that’s when we started to see major rises in obesity, metabolic issues, and chronic diseases especially into the 2000s.

Bottom line:
* Traditional processing (like fermenting) can actually boost food’s nutritional value.
* Ultra-processed foods are highly engineered products full of additives, industrial oils, and sugar — and they’re linked to serious health problems.

The goal isn’t to fear all processed food — it’s to limit the ultra-processed kind as much as possible.

#healthy #healthyeating #nutrition #nutritiontips #fitfood #balanceddiet #paleo

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nutritiontips, healthyeating, paleo, nutrition, fitfood, balanceddiet, healthy

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