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In reply to the discussion: 9-Year, 105,000-Person Study Links Cancer to This One Food Group [View all]BonnieJW
(3,077 posts)There is no such thing as a pretzel tree. There is no such thing as a cookie bush. There is no such thing as a field of bread. All those things are ultra processed. If you eat foods that remain the way they began, you're doing fine. Fruit, vegetables, protein, some grains like oatmeal, quinoa, brown rice. Steel cut oats is the least processed. Then you roll the oats ad it becomes slightly processed. Once you get to the instant oatmeal, you might as well be eating cookies.
I never eat corn in any form. American corn, or maize, is a highly inflammatory grain. Most corn is genetically modified, and GMO corn is particularly linked to digestive inflammation. This one is a total avoid food for everyone including corn-based ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup and corn oil. Think about what farmers use corn for - making hogs fat. It does the same thing to people.