For decades we’ve been told ice cream is bad for you.
But a long-term study following 190,000 people over 40 years found something strange: people who ate ice cream regularly had lower risks of diabetes and heart disease.
Even among diabetics, eating about half a cup per day was linked to a 12% lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
Researchers still debate why, but one likely factor is MFGM (milk fat globule membrane), a natural compound in dairy fat that has been shown to
• reduce LDL cholesterol
• lower inflammation
• support gut health
The catch is that most “ice cream” in grocery stores isn’t really ice cream.
The FDA requires at least 10% milkfat to legally call something ice cream, yet many products are reformulated with fillers like vegetable oils, carrageenan, cellulose gum, and corn syrup.
Traditional ice cream was simple: milk and cream.
And there may also be something else at play, people who eat real ice cream tend to enjoy it without stress.
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⚠️ They are poisoning your blueberries
Blueberries used to be one of the healthiest fruits you can eat. Packed with anti-cancer antioxidants, but turns out they're sprayed with dimethoate, a possible human carcinogen.
Designed to paralyze insects, your liver turns it into a metabolite, which is two to three times more potent at blocking an enzyme your nerves need to function.
It hasn't been used in the US since the 90s, but in Australia, dimethoate was allowed on blueberries just 24 hours before harvest until last year.
In 2024, Professor Beckendorf at Southern Cross University tested watched supermarket blueberries and found a child could exceed the safe daily limit from just 30 to 20 of them.
So when 2025 consumption data showed Aussies were eating up to 10 times more berries than in the 90s, Australia's regulatory body finally suspended the dimethoate use for two weeks before harvest, effectively banning it since farms pick them every three to six days.
Dimethoate may be gone from blueberries in the US and Australia, but it's still spread on many other crops like cherries, oranges, tomatoes, and broccoli.
And still 90% of samples tested positive for other pesticides.
The good news is that a UC Berkeley study found that switching to natural berries for just six days reduced natural metabolites in urine by up to 95%.
So always get naturally certified grown when you can.
You can search or scan any product at the grocery store with the Nutron App, to see what ingredients are actually in your food.
Refined carbs from white toast and hash browns.
Processed meats loaded with sodium and preservatives.
Multiple high heat cooked items which increase oxidation.
Sugary baked beans on top of more refined bread.
Added fats from frying oils across almost everything.
Very little fiber, very little micronutrient density, and an enormous calorie load.
You’re basically stacking refined carbs + processed meat + fried fats all in one sitting. That combination is exactly what drives post meal glucose spikes and inflammation.
Even the “healthy looking” parts don’t offset it. Tomatoes are minimal. Mushrooms are cooked in oil.
Orange juice is essentially liquid sugar without the fiber.
This kind of meal is easy to push past 1,200 to 1,500 calories before you even realize it...
Air fryers aren’t the health hack people think they are.
You’re still eating ultra processed breaded food, just cooked with hot circulating air instead of oil. The end product is still refined flour, oxidized fats, and high temperature cooking that forms compounds like acrylamide.
Swapping deep frying for air frying doesn’t magically make nuggets “healthy”, it just changes the cooking method, not the ingredients.
It’s still fast food… just crispier at home.
Another HACK you can grab at Costco:
The Just Bare Chicken Bites
These are literally a Chic Fil A duplicate
Rock solid macros and they’re absolutely DELICIOUS
An excellent option if you’re in a pinch as prep is EASY
Best way to cook = AIR FRYER
I really appreciate your response and you have made some very factual points. However the claim I am making is not pizza = Mediterranean diet. No one is arguing pizza should make up most of your calories. The point is that a traditional, minimally processed version isn’t metabolically equivalent to ultra processed refined carbs.
Also, fermentation changes how the starch behaves. Long fermented dough lowers glycemic response compared to rapidly processed white flour. And when you combine carbohydrates with fat and protein, glucose spikes are significantly reduced. That’s well established in mixed meal research.
So yes, dietary pattern matters. But food context matters too. A real pizza with fermented dough, olive oil, tomatoes, and moderate cheese is very different from highly refined, ultra processed foods.
You cannot tell me that a food made out of these ingredients is damaging to my health.
Fermented dough. San Marzano tomatoes. Extra virgin olive oil. Fresh mozzarella. Basil. The Mediterranean diet, consistently ranked the healthiest eating pattern on earth, is essentially pizza ingredients.
Tomato sauce cooked in olive oil is one of the most concentrated sources of lycopene you can eat. Olive oil inhibits the same inflammatory enzymes as ibuprofen. Fermented dough has a lower glycemic index than standard bread.
Frozen pizza is a different product entirely. Seed oils, modified food starch, artificial flavors, sodium that can exceed your entire daily recommended intake in one serving.
The problem was never pizza, it was the ingredients.
If you’re going to eat frozen pizza, make sure to search or scan it in the Nutron App, to see what ingredients are actually in it.
No one ever said you should eat pizza every day. Obviously that wouldn’t be a good idea.
The point is that not every food with flour automatically becomes unhealthy. Glycemic response depends on the full meal, and fermentation, fat, and protein all lower glucose spikes.
A traditional pizza isn’t metabolically the same as refined sugar.
@ArAIstotle@arvelaezs Thank you very much for verifying!
And yes! The mediterranean diet is not just pizza toppings, a true Neapolitan pizza just contains many of the ingredients that are consistent in a mediterranean diet.
As you said, fresh ingredients is the most important factor by far 🍕👌
There’s no strong evidence that tomatoes cause inflammation in the general population.
In fact, tomatoes are rich in lycopene, which has been associated with reduced inflammatory markers.
Obesity is also driven by overall calorie balance and lifestyle, not a single ingredient like crust.
@joes9469 True traditional Neapolitan pizza is made with fresh ingredients only. Olive oil, tomatoes, fermented dough, fresh cheese, basil.
I am still waiting for you to explain how this is unhealthy...
@joes9469 White bread in isolation is different from a mixed meal.
Fermentation, fat, and protein all lower glycemic response.
Long fermented dough with olive oil and cheese doesn’t behave like plain white bread.
Over 1,000 ingredients have been added to the USA food supply since 1997 without FDA Approval:
There is a legal classification called GRAS: Generally Recognized as Safe. Under this rule, food companies can introduce new ingredients into the food supply by self-certifying that the ingredient is safe. They do not have to notify the FDA.
They do not have to submit data. They decide, and the ingredient goes in your food.
Since 1997, over 1,000 ingredients have entered the U.S. food supply this way. No independent FDA review. No mandatory safety data. The company making money from the ingredient decides if it is safe.
RFK Jr. has called this a loophole and is pushing to close it in 2026, requiring every new ingredient to go through an actual FDA approval process before it can be added to food. Even the FDA itself has acknowledged the system needs reform.
This is exactly why the Nutron App exists. You can search or scan any item at the grocery store to see what ingredients & additives are in it.
Glycemic response depends on the full meal, not just flour. Fat, protein, and fermentation all reduce glucose spikes.
Studies show sourdough and long fermented doughs produce a lower glycemic response than refined bread, and adding fat like olive oil and cheese slows gastric emptying.
That’s very different from liquid sugar like Coke.
@WulfmanAlpha A REAL traditional Neapolitan pizza must be built with the same basic ingredients:
- olive oil
- tomatoes
- fermented dough
- fresh cheese
- basil
@Elelethaeon28 Yes!! It must be true traditional Neapolitan pizza, made with the same core ingredients.
Olive oil, tomatoes, fermented dough, fresh cheese, basil 👌