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Comment by ssivark | original | Food processing influences metabolism and brain activity
[−]ssivark · 2026-10-10 Sat 11:21 UTC · link
What does fiber has to do with spoilage? Is this a significant motivation for processed foods to strip out fiber?

Also, from the study:

> The non-UPF and UPF test meals were closely matched on meal weight, energy, energy density, macronutrients, available carbohydrate, glycaemic index and load, total dietary fibre, sodium and water (all ≤1.6% deviation between meals; Fig. 1b).

[−]talon8635 · 2026-10-10 Sat 23:37 UTC · link
Doesn’t Metamucil have a very long (many years) shelf life?