Just because a food is "real," doesn't mean that it is fit for human consumption. Grains, for example, are real food, but they cause weight gain. Weight gain means mild, imperceptible inflammation. Can you think of a food high in the glycemic index that could be good for you and it might be good for you? A baked potato. Because it goes from ground to dinner plate with minimal, if any, processing. Compare that to grains like wheat, corn, rice, barley, and others. I get it, a potato is a tuber that grows below ground. So real food is no guarantee of health. A lot of "real food" articles like to add pictures of a grocer's produce section--green leafy vegetables, colorful bell peppers, dark-colored berries, and tubers. Plant foods are referred to as phytonutrients. Phytic acid, an indigestible compound in vegetables and fruits, interferes with other nutrient absorption. This can ve beneficial or it can interfere. Interfering can have benefits, like when the phytic acid chelates the excess, unbound iron floating in your blood. So, to point to "real food" is more a marketing gimmick than it is really good advice. It just strikes the surface.
“Real food is anything that came out of the ground or from animals that ate anything that came out of the ground,” said Dr. Robert Lustig of @UCSF.
— Robert Lustig MD (@RobertLustigMD) February 17, 2022
This article by @ManyaG18 is required reading for anyone who eats! @Medium https://t.co/dz0CvZRvGR
