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Processed foods are an important part of the US food supply and ensure that Americans have food to eat (food security) and food that meets nutritional guideline requirements (nutrition security), according to a controversial scientific statement issued by the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and published in the June issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
These foods can have a positive impact on health, but when consumed "inappropriately or at inordinately high proportions of a total diet, [they] are deleterious to health," Connie M. Weaver, PhD, distinguished professor and department head, nutrition science, Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana, and colleagues admit.
The statement, which was first published online in April, has generated a flurry of critical blogs, Dr. Weaver told Medscape Medical News. Some critiqued the authors' ties to the food-processing industry. However, although some of the statement authors have links to food and beverage manufacturers, industry had no say in this statement, she pointed out.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/829254
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These foods can have a positive impact on health, but when consumed "inappropriately or at inordinately high proportions of a total diet, [they] are deleterious to health," Connie M. Weaver, PhD, distinguished professor and department head, nutrition science, Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana, and colleagues admit.
The statement, which was first published online in April, has generated a flurry of critical blogs, Dr. Weaver told Medscape Medical News. Some critiqued the authors' ties to the food-processing industry. However, although some of the statement authors have links to food and beverage manufacturers, industry had no say in this statement, she pointed out.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/829254
(free registration required)