MrLongbeard wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2024 1:32 pm
Yambo wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2024 1:24 pm
Obesogens in Foods wrote:
The study of obesogenic compounds in food is still in its early phase, and people are constantly exposed to obesogens, either directly from food or contaminated food. Regarding the objectives of food industry technologies, i.e., the extension of expiration dates, cost reduction, the best attainable palatability, optimization of production effectiveness, and food safety in terms of the absence of pathogens, over 4000 new substances have entered into foods. In most of the new substances, their impact on overall metabolic homeostasis remain unknown.
I'm probably wrong but isn't that saying that if you eat less, you'll eat less bad shit that is in your food and that you eat healthier you'll also eat less bad shit that is in your food. I suggest the 'move more' part of the mantra should be on a different thread.
That particular study is only looking at the chemicals in food, so for that narrow exposure method yes, eat less food intake less chemicals, although eating 'healthier' is probably a red herring.
But does not take into account the clothes you're wearing, the air you're breathing, the water you drink or swim in, your cookware etc etc etc, they're in a lot of shit
the clothes you're wearing . . .
There are definitely some people who shouldn't wear lycra.
the air you're breathing . . .
To be fair, I think the air we're breathing is better than it was 50 years ago although there are probably different chemicals in the atmosphere that we know little about.
the water you drink or swim in . . .
I wonder if the NHS has been having a word with government about the amount of sewage that is being pumped into water courses and is also fouling a lot of beaches. If these things are a danger to public health then I would expect the National Health Service to be shouting that it must be stopped and those culpable, punished. I hear no shouting from the NHS.
your cookware . . .
Wasn't there a school of thought some years ago that aluminium cooking pots could be in the frame for a cause of dementia/Alzheimers? Of course were all using non-stick pans nowadays so while we may have lessened that particular issue we may have created another.
We wash our dishes with a non-ionic surfactant which as we all know keeps more things in suspension but could be killing us all slowly (very slowly of course because we are generally living longer).