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1 year agoI did a 106 mile charity ride about two weeks ago (Chicago to Michigan). That was super fun and had great SAG stops. I don’t have any other long rides planned for a while but later this summer or early this fall I’d like to ride along the I&M canal trails and possibly camp overnight before returning (~70 miles one way, some gravel some paved trails).
I had issues accessing both of those articles but this one from NPR seems similar for anytime else in the same boat: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/25/1178163270/ultra-processed-foods-health-risk-weight-gain
It makes a lot of sense- those foods are often engineered to be irresistible/cravable, much more than “natural” foods are. If they are easy to digest without a lot of fiber, it also likely affects our microbiome.