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Analysis v1
Strong Support
People who eat a lot of processed foods may have more toxic chemicals from packaging in their blood and less of a naturally occurring mineral called lithium, which might help explain why these foods are harmful.
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Effect of ultra-processed food consumption on male reproductive and metabolic health.
Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2025 Oct 7This study found that people who ate ultra-processed foods had lower lithium in their blood and higher levels of a chemical linked to plastics (cxMINP) — exactly what the claim says.
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