The myths of “process”: What science says about the “dangers’ of synthetic products and ultra-processed foods Josh Bloom | April 30, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/04/30/the-myths-of-process-what-science-says-about-the-dangers-of-synthetic-products-and-ultra-processed-foods/ Two words used to scare people are impossible to avoid: synthetic and its younger cousin, ultra-processed. They’re everywhere—on supermarket shelves, on television, and baked into the psyche of nervous consumers who no longer know what to believe. And that’s entirely intentional. And it works very well.