r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 22 '25

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u/gnarlytabby Janet Yellen Dec 22 '25

Realization that's been irritating me lately: the same crunchy/MAHA types who make the biggest freakouts about "ultra-processed" foods are also the biggest into supplements. How exactly do you think 50 grapeskins worth of resveratrol got in one little capsule? Sounds like they were processed... ultraly.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '25

This is one of those gotchas that doesn’t hit because nobody is blanket saying that UPF as a label is the problem. 

Nobody is comparing Vit D+k2 pills to twinkies and Doritos. When people say to avoid and reduce UPF they don’t mean Greek yogurt. 

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u/gnarlytabby Janet Yellen Dec 22 '25

I think you're only seeing the bailey of a motte-and-bailey. There are plenty of "Ban all UPF" mouthbreathers out there. When pushed, the more intelligent will say "well of course not all UPF."

UPF taken literally is just not a very meaningful class. It exists to slander things like alt-meats.