Every food is risky if you are not consuming as per the requirement.
Just like for toxic substances, the dose determines whether something is noxious.
Nowadays, while many foods are marketed as healthy, the widespread consumption of ultraprocessed foods, pesticide residues, and additives poses significant health risks globally, highlighting the importance of mindful choices and balanced diets.
In South Indian culture, there is Tamizh a proverb : உணவே மருந்து - meaning the food is the best medicine than any other pharmaceutical products. But in current world taste dominates over necessity which means that instead of food for nutrition, food for taste is becoming popular. Thus food industry are pushed to the extreme to satisfy consumer needs, so equally there are certain drawback in such foods which create issues when taken more than proscribed limit like pharma medicine. Hope this gives you some insights.
What the Science Says About Food Additives
More than half of the calories consumed in the U.S. are from highly processed foods, which often contain synthetic ingredients. The new head of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has said the U.S. should rid its food supply of these additives. What impact would such bans have on public health?
"Distinguishing the effects of additives on chronic disease from those of caloric density and high levels of saturated fat, sugar, and salt in ultra-processed foods will also require longitudinal studies that collect human data over time..."
https://undark.org/2025/04/21/rfk-science-food-additives/
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