> At this point, it seems more a discussion of morals and social values rather than a scientific "how to lose fat".
He uses language like that in the book (and I was speculating about “what he would say”).
I think the reason is that when people hear the theory “UPFs caused the obesity epidemic,” their brain sometimes goes to “well what is in UPFs that causes obesity?” His answer is “nothing.” He’s trying to emphasize that the issue isn’t some toxic ingredient, but that UPFs are a technology that are being used in a way that leads to this outcome.
(though the research in TFA might actually challenge the “nothing,” by showing that there is some kind of toxicity)
He uses language like that in the book (and I was speculating about “what he would say”).
I think the reason is that when people hear the theory “UPFs caused the obesity epidemic,” their brain sometimes goes to “well what is in UPFs that causes obesity?” His answer is “nothing.” He’s trying to emphasize that the issue isn’t some toxic ingredient, but that UPFs are a technology that are being used in a way that leads to this outcome.
(though the research in TFA might actually challenge the “nothing,” by showing that there is some kind of toxicity)