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(Pixabay photo)<\/em><\/p>\n COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n NewsMax<\/em> reported the following:<\/p>\n February 29, 2024<\/p>\n Ultra-processed foods can cause dozens of terrible health problems among people who eat them too often, a new review warns.<\/p>\n Researchers linked diets high in ultra-processed foods to an increased risk of 32 separate illnesses. In particular, these foods are strongly tied to risk with early death, heart disease, cancer, mental health disorders, overweight and obesity, and Type 2 diabetes, researchers said.<\/p>\n For example, ultra-processed foods are associated with a 50% increased risk of heart-related death, a 48% to 53% increased risk of anxiety and common mental disorders, and a 12% risk of type 2 diabetes, researchers said. …<\/p>\n Ultra-processed foods include packaged snacks, sugary drinks, instant noodles, sweet cereals and ready-to-eat meals.<\/p>\n The products undergo multiple industrial processes to make them tasty and shelf-stable, and contain additives like emulsifiers, coloring agents and chemical flavors.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, ultra-processed foods now account for up to 58% of total daily energy intake in some high income-countries, and are proliferating in low- and middle-income countries, researchers said in background notes.<\/p>\n \u201cNotably, over recent decades, the availability and variety of ultra-processed products sold has substantially and rapidly increased\u201d in countries around the world, wrote the research team led by Melissa Lane<\/a>, …<\/p>\n Alterations in the food made during manufacturing \u201cmay affect digestion, nutrient absorption and feelings of satiety,\u201d the researchers wrote.<\/p>\n Emerging evidence in humans also has linked some additives used in the foods \u2014\u00a0non-sugar sweeteners, emulsifiers, colorants and nitrates or nitrites \u2014\u00a0with poor health outcomes, researchers said.<\/p>\n Intensive industrial processing of food might also produce harmful substances that contribute to chronic inflammation, and even packaging materials can contain contaminants, they added. … profit motives discourage food makers from switching to nutritious products. https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/health\/health-news\/ultra-processed-foods-illness\/2024\/02\/29\/id\/1155395\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Apostle Paul warned:<\/p>\n 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, (1 Timothy 6:10)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Greed, not health, drives much of the food processing industry.<\/p>\n Last year, the BBC<\/em> reported the following:<\/p>\n 3 June 2023<\/p>\n Twenty years ago, no-one had heard of the term ultra-processed foods – or UPF – but about half the things we now eat in the UK are made that way. …<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Ultra-processed convenience foods contain chemicals that UK regulators say are safe, but Panorama investigates emerging scientific evidence of a link between some of these chemicals and cancer, diabetes and strokes. …<\/p>\n Common ultra-processed foods:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The first investigations into mortality and consumption of ultra-processed food started in France at the University Sorbonne Paris Nord, as part of the ongoing study into the eating habits of 174,000 people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The ongoing research has\u00a0already published results<\/a> showing UPF may drive an increased burden of cancer. https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health-65754290<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n In 2022, CNN<\/em> reported the following:<\/p>\n August 1, 2022<\/p>\n Eating ultraprocessed foods for more than 20% of your daily calorie intake every day could set you on the road to cognitive decline, a new study revealed.<\/p>\n We all know eating ultraprocessed foods that make our lives easier — such as prepackaged soups, sauces, frozen pizza and ready-to-eat meals — isn’t good for our health. Nor is gobbling up all the pleasure foods that we love so much: hot dogs, sausages, burgers, french fries, sodas, cookies, cakes, candies, doughnuts and ice cream, to name just a few.<\/p>\n Studies have found they can raise our risk of obesity<\/a>, heart and circulation problems<\/a>, diabetes<\/a> and cancer.<\/a> They may even shorten our lives<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, a new study has revealed eating more ultraprocessed foods may contribute to overall cognitive decline, including the areas of the brain involved in executive functioning — the ability to process information and make decisions.<<\/p>\n In fact, men and women who ate the most ultraprocessed foods had a 28% faster rate of global cognitive decline and a 25% faster rate of executive function decline compared with people who ate the least amount of overly processed food, the study found.<\/p>\n “While in need of further study and replication, the new results are quite compelling and emphasize the critical role for proper nutrition in preserving and promoting brain health and reducing risk for brain diseases as we get older,” said Rudy Tanzi, professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and director of the genetics and aging research unit at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was not involved in the study. https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/08\/01\/health\/ultraprocessed-food-dementia-study-wellness\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Eating wrong can increase the production of advanced protein glycation end-products which tend to accumulate in the brain and can contribute to cognitive deterioration. I was the lead scientist on paper published in a major medical journal dealing with that a while ago (see Can Cognitive Deterioration Associated with Down Syndrome be Reduced?<\/a> Medical Hypotheses, 2005; 64(3):524-532).<\/p>\n That said, remember Eve in the Garden:<\/p>\n 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. (Genesis 3:6)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Eve reasoned around God’s restriction. The fruit looked like good and desirable food to her. Ultra-processed foods and many unclean meats that God’s word prohibits look like good and desirable foods to many.<\/p>\n Self-control is something Christians should have (e.g. 2 Peter 1:6).<\/p>\n Highly processed junk foods may look good, taste good, and seem convenient, but if consumed at all, should be a very small part of anyone’s diet.<\/p>\n Yet most in the West deceive themselves that they are not eating too much of them or that they are fine. Plus there is a lot of advertising that promote them. That brings to mind another warning from the Apostle Paul:<\/p>\n 1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, … 13 … evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. (2 Timothy 3:1-2,13)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Because the negative effects take time, many are wrongly persuaded by advertisements and availability to eat too much highly processed foods. Many also deceive themselves into falsely believing that they cannot cause serious problems–yet they can.<\/p>\n The following scripture came to mind:<\/p>\n 11 Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. (Ecclesiastes 8:11)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n As far as food processing goes, it really started to become a problem in the 19th century. This is when refined flour came out. Then we saw degerminated corn meal and white rice. Grits, which once were made of ground, whole organic corn, are now made with degerminated GMO corn, ‘fortified’ with synthetic vitamins. After corn was ‘degerminated’ many people in the Southern USA died from a disease called pellagra. Instead of going back to whole corn, chemically-derived synthetic vitamins were added, which I consider to be dangerous.<\/p>\n In the 19th<\/sup> century, after natural brown rice became refined on a large scale, white rice became popular. Many preferred white rice because it could be stored longer than natural brown rice, plus it cooked faster.<\/p>\n In the 19th<\/sup> century, a disease called beriberi began to cause many deaths in parts of Asia. Symptoms of beriberi include weight loss, emotional disturbances, impaired sensory perception, weakness and pain in the limbs, and periods of irregular heart rate.<\/p>\n At first no one connected the consumption of white rice in with beriberi. Leading \u2018infectious disease\u2019 experts attempted to figure out what caused this beriberi outbreak, without success. The real cause was the greatly reduced consumption of B-vitamins that was in the portion of the rice that was refined away\u2014but no one realized this at first.<\/p>\n Now, we have even more highly processed items in the food supply–and also genetically-modified substances that there is limited data on the possible long-term health consequences of their consumption.<\/p>\n What should you eat? You should eat real food and for most people, at least two or more servings of fruit and three of more servings of vegetables daily, relatively small amounts of meats, whole grains, and olive oil come to mind. Refined grains, sugars (whether natural or artificial), sodas, and GMOs should be highly limited or not consumed at all<\/p>\n God’s word says:<\/p>\n 2 … Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good (Isaiah 55:2).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n People should try to eat real, not artificial, foods. And if you take vitamins and minerals, take the type whose nutrients are 100% food (which is what I personally do).<\/p>\n Notice also the following from 2015:<\/p>\n Americans love to eat hotdogs; they spent $2.5 billion on this processed food last year. But a food analytics lab has found that there are unwanted and potentially dangerous ingredients lurking in hotdogs that consumers are not aware of.<\/p>\n Clear Labs, a startup that uses genomic technology to analyze foods at a molecular level, looked at 345 hotdogs and sausages from 75 brands sold at 10 different food retailers. The company found that 14.4 percent of the products examined contained ingredients that were not disclosed on the label.<\/p>\n The DNA analysis revealed unexpected ingredients as well with some of the products found to contain meat not found on the label such as meat in vegetarian products. Human DNA was also found in 2 percent of the samples and even in some of the vegetarian samples. Some of the ingredients that were advertised on the labels were not likewise found.<\/p>\n “The food industry has been a black box for too long. Food consumers have to trust that food labels are accurate, but that isn’t always the case,” said<\/a> Clear Labs CEO Sasan Amini. “We’ve found a 10 to 15 percent rate of discrepancy between labeled ingredients and actual ingredients across our internal tests to date.”<\/p>\n Some individuals opt for chicken and turkey sausages to avoid pork but there were evidences of pork substitution in 3 percent of the samples tested. Pork was found to make its way to chicken and turkey sausages.<\/p>\n “Pork is a particularly unwelcome substitution in any food when you consider that significant numbers of people do not eat pork for religious reasons,” the report reads<\/a> “Pork substitution was an issue in products across the price spectrum being sold at a wide variety of retailers.”<\/p>\n Based on the analysis, Clear Labs recommended that consumers who want to avoid pork steer free of chicken products and opt for Kosher brands like Hebrew National as the Kosher products that were tested were found to be 100 percent pork-free. http:\/\/www.techtimes.com\/articles\/99306\/20151025\/hotdogs-may-have-undisclosed-ingredients-clear-labs-finds-mystery-meat-human-dna-in-sampled-brands.htm<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n False labeling is bearing false witness. This is a violation of the ninth commandment. No human should be eating humans or pork.<\/p>\n In 2021, we put up a video that YouTube censored, but that we still have up at BitChute:<\/p>\n US President Joe Biden said on 2\/19\/21 that the USA may NOT \u201creturn to normal\u201d in 2021 because of vaccine and mutation issues. Is there another approach? Would it make sense to improve nutrition to strengthen the immune system and to help people with COVID-19? What about zinc, selenium, vitamin C, and vitamin D? What about avoiding unclean meats? What about eating more fruits and vegetables and items such as pumpkin seeds and Brazil nuts? What about eating bovine glandulars? What about herbs? Could fasting help? What about exercise and sunlight? What about masks, lockdowns, junk food, obesity, and weight gain? Dr. Thiel, who possesses a US regionally accredited PhD. in nutrition science from the Union Institute and University, a Master of Science degree from the University of Southern California, and a natural scientist license from the State of Alabama, explains why people may wish to consider approaches for their immune system. He also goes over scriptures related to worse pandemics coming (associated with the ride of the fourth horseman of the Apocalypse\u2013Revelation 6:7-8), and the fact that the Bible teaches to \u201ceat what is good\u201d (Isaiah 55:2).<\/p>\n A written article, with references, of related interest is also available titled \u201cJoe Biden: life may not return to normal this year due to COVID mutations; Paul Roberts: The Covid Pandemic Is The Result of Public Health Authorities Blocking Effective Treatment\u201d URL: https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/joe-biden-life-may-not-return-to-normal-this-year-due-to-covid-mutations-paul-roberts-the-covid-pandemic-is-the-result-of-public-health-authorities-blocking-effective-treatment\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Here is a link to the censored video: COVID-19: Eat what is good!<\/a><\/p>\n In 2022, the\u00a0Continuing<\/em>\u00a0Church of God<\/a> put out the following sermon on its ContinuingCOG\u00a0<\/a>channel:<\/p>\n The Bible says to eat what is good. Does the Bible give any information on what to eat and not eat? What happened in the Garden of Eden? What about Noah? What are clean and unclean animals? Did early Christians avoid biblically-unclean animals? What are some of the health risks associated with eating pork, shellfish, and bats? Are pigs associated with the flu? Could bats have been involved related to the corona virus pandemic? Should humans consume blood? What are enzymes? Can raw foods aid in health? Is the typical US diet deadly? What about processed foods? Is eating refined sugar necessary? How were vitamins discovered? What about United States Pharmacopeia (USP) vs. food vitamins? Are most mineral supplements composed of processed rocks? What about genetically-modified organisms (GMOs)? What about sodas and other beverages? Dr. Thiel addresses these matters and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Here is a link to the sermon:\u00a0Let\u2019s Talk About Food<\/a>.<\/p>\n In addition to ultra-processed foods, we also now have genetically-modified foods as well as lab grown and other artificial meats–some of which are evil.<\/p>\n In 2023, the\u00a0Continuing<\/em>\u00a0Church of God<\/a> put out the following sermon on its ContinuingCOG\u00a0<\/a>channel:<\/p>\n God gave humans food and said what He made was good. What about unclean animals? What about genetically-modified organisms (GMOs)? What about \u2018bioengineered foods\u2019? What about lab meat? What about human-cloned salami? What about \u2018Piggy Sooy\u2019? Are Christians supposed to eat what is good according to Isaiah 55:2? What should we eat? What should Christians avoid eating? Dr. Thiel addresses these matters and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Here is a link to the following:\u00a0Evil is Affecting the Food Supply<\/a>.<\/p>\n There are personal costs to eating too many things that you should not.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The American and Anglo-Saxon descended nations are not setting the right example when it comes to diet and health and this does not bode well for them in the future (Proverbs 12:24; Daniel 11:39).<\/p>\n Some items of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n Christian Health Matters<\/a> Should Christians be concerned about their health? Does the Bible give any food and health guidelines? Here are links to three related sermons: Let’s Talk About Food<\/a>, Evil is Affecting the Food Supply<\/a>, and Let’s Talk About Health<\/a>. (Pixabay photo) COGwriter NewsMax reported the following: Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to 32 Illnesses February 29, 2024 Ultra-processed foods can cause dozens of terrible health problems among people who eat them too often, a new review warns. Researchers linked diets high in ultra-processed foods to an increased risk of 32 separate illnesses. 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Feb 21, 2021<\/div>\nCOVID-19: Eat what is good!<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\nAmerican foods that gross out foreigners<\/a> A study done in the Fall of 2014 found out which foods that non-USA Americans considered weird or gross that Americans eat. This video discusses those foods, ingredients in some of those foods, and warns against consuming ‘that which is not bread’ (Isaiah 55:2). Dr. Thiel also warns about synthetic vitamins and some of the issues associated with them. He also discusses something promoted by the late Seventh-day Adventist, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg.
\nThe New Testament Church, History, and Unclean Meats<\/a> Are foods considered to have been unclean in the Old Testament considered to be food in the New Testament? This article discusses this from the perspective of the New Testament. It also has a list of clean and unclean animals. It also answers the question, is pork healthy or is pork dangerous? There is also a sermon-length video on this: Christians and Unclean Meats<\/span><\/a>; two short videos are also available: Did Jesus declare all animal flesh food?<\/a> and COVID, Pandemics, and Unclean Meat<\/a>.<\/span>
\nObesity, processed foods, health risks, and the Bible <\/a> Does the Bible warn about the consequences of being obese? Is overeating dangerous? Is gluttony condemned? What diseases are associated with eating too much refined foods?
\nEating Right, Eating Too Much, and Prophecy <\/a> Are there disadvantages to being overweight? Is junk food really bad for you? Does the Bible discuss overeating and\/or obesity? Is overeating having an effect on the US military? What are the ramifications of personal and national health for overeating? What should you eat? This is a sermonette-length YouTubevideo.
\nGMOs and Bible Prophecy<\/a> What are GMOs? Since they were not in the food supply until 1994, how could they possibly relate to Bible prophecy? Do GMOs put the USA and others at risk? Here are some related videos: GMO Risks and the Bible<\/a><\/span> and GMOs, Lab meat, Hydrogenation: Safe or Dangerous? <\/a>
\nChimeras: Has Science Crossed the Line?<\/a> What are chimeras?\u00a0 Has science crossed the line? Does the Bible give any clues? A video of related interest is Half human, half pig: What’s the difference?<\/a> \u00a0and Human-Monkey Embryos and Death<\/a>.
\nTen Simple Rules that Lead to Health<\/a> Herbert Armstrong gives his opinions on this.
\nDoes God Heal Today?<\/a> What does the Bible teach? Herbert Armstrong tries to explain this.
\nUK Study Supports Daniel Diet<\/a> Daniel and his companions looked better eating more vegetables and avoiding strange meats. Has modern science confirmed this?
\nLost Tribes and Prophecies:\u00a0What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America?<\/a>\u00a0Where did those people come from? Can you totally rely on DNA? What about other peoples? Do you really know what will happen to Europe and the English-speaking peoples? What about Africa, Asia, South America, and the Islands? This free online book provides scriptural, scientific, historical references, and commentary to address those matters. Here are links to related sermons:\u00a0Lost tribes, the Bible, and DNA<\/a>;\u00a0Lost tribes, prophecies, and identifications<\/a>;\u00a011 Tribes, 144,000, and Multitudes<\/a>;\u00a0Israel, Jeremiah, Tea Tephi, and British Royalty<\/a>;\u00a0Gentile European Beast<\/a>;\u00a0Royal Succession, Samaria, and Prophecies<\/a>;\u00a0Asia, Islands, Latin America, Africa, and Armageddon;<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0When Will the End of the Age Come?<\/a>;\u00a0\u00a0Rise of the Prophesied King of the North<\/a>;\u00a0Christian Persecution from the Beast<\/a>;\u00a0WWIII and the Coming New World Order<\/a>; and\u00a0Woes, WWIV, and the Good News of the Kingdom of God<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"