What you need to know about ultra processing industry

This column is on nutrition and the prevention, management and recurrence of breast cancer.

Previously, I discussed the benefits of real food, in contrast to manufactured calories and shared dietary recommendations from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Today, we continue with a discussion of differences between intact and stripped carbohydrates, and share some history on the origins of the ultra processing industry.

A discussion about carbohydrates begins outdoors. Orchards and gardens are reminders that almost all carbohydrates grow intact within a fiber matrix. Stripped – or refined – carbohydrates look nothing like the intact carbohydrates from which they originate. Sugar cane, dates, and beets become sugar. Grains (e.g., wheat, rice, and corn) become white flour, polished r