Changes in DNA

Processed foods are often looked at with disdain, and not without reason. We conjure up an image of ultra-processed, plastic-like foods with suspicious flavours, dipped in synthetic almost-edibles.

But processed food wasn’t always so bad, and has changed our relationship with food over the...

Dietary guidelines changed drastically over the decade.

• Sugar is no longer classified as food, but as an addictive substance similar to cocaine.
• Cholesterol and natural fat are not that bad for you anymore.
• The definition of what healthy means has changed, and now encom...

The first evidence of processed foods came between 2.4 to 1.4 million years ago, when our ancestors Homo Habilis understood that food had to be manipulated before it is eaten. Pounding certain roots on the rock or making thin slices of meat helped the chewing process, making food easier ...