Why Are Processed Foods Bad For Us?
Actually, it would be grossly misleading to paint all processed foods with the same broad brush and label them all as being harmful to our health, as clearly this is not the case. In fact many foods require processing for safe consumption. Much of the food we eat is kept on shelves for long periods of time. In order to safely preserve that food and make it safe to eat at a later time, various methods of food processing are used. Looking back a few decades ago, typical processing methods included curing, smoking, canning, and drying. Todays food industry is far more commercialized than it was decades ago, and the impact of available technology coupled with an insatiable appetite for increasing profits, have introduced innovative and highly sophisticated processing methods. Some of which are very beneficial to society, while others are proving to be harmful to our health. Instead of allowing foods to cure naturally over time, we use chemicals to speed the process along. Irradiation is an
