Blog Entry #6: Processed Food
Taylor Schraeder ENG101 Blog Entry #6 Well, most of us know that processed food is not good for you, in many ways. Here I will dive in deeper to why processed food is so unhealthy for us, the negative effects of consuming this and the science to back it up. Starting off, what exactly is processed food? Processed food is food that has one or more ingredients that would not be found in your kitchen (See here for more details about defining processed foods). https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/what-are-ultra-processed-foods There is so much altering to these ingredients that the original ingredient is almost unrecognizable. These things are usually high in sodium, fat, sugar, etc. These alone have negative effects on the body when consumed t oo much. So, why do we eat it if we know it is so bad for us? We sti ll consume processed food knowing the side effects, for many reasons. In America, the goal is to sell and to make everything taste good, ...