Martian

'Long-term effects' in my experience is generally code for 'we can't actually prove this is harmful.'

Proper procedure dictates that until we have evidence that there are long-term negative repercussions associated with any of the preservatives or other chemicals used to make food cheaper and safer for mass consumption, we should assume there are not. Furhtermore, probing that one chemical additive has negative effects does not prove they all do.

The rest is marketing spin to justify paying more for 'organic' foods that are really no different nutritionally than their non-'organic' alternatives.

There is a diet (the hacker diet) that is based on the concept of losing weight by eating things like frozen dinners. It works entirely based on (surprise!) calorie control.

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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said

- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame