Modern Scientific Controversies: The War on Food: Part 4
15th February 2025
“Are ultraprocessed foods harmful?
“Most research linking UPFs to poor health is based on observational studies, in which researchers ask people about their diets and then track their health over many years. In a large review of studies that was published in 2024, scientists reported that consuming UPFs was associated with 32 health problems, with the most convincing evidence for heart disease-related deaths, Type 2 diabetes and common mental health issues like anxiety and depression.”
And it is true, consumption of UPFs have been “associated” with a lot of health problems – through the kind offices of epidemiology. Remember:
World-class statistician, William “Matt” Briggs, author of the book “Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics”, tells us, in no uncertain terms, that: “Epidemiology is the field which officially mistakes correlations for causations.”
And that is the most basic statement we can make about the faddish battle against Ultraprocessed Foods.