RE: THE IMPACT OF SCIENCE ON OUR FOODS

I feel we are conflating a lot of things here @hopestylist I completely agree with the situation currently, and related concerns. However it is not a science decision to put this together but rather a business decision. Preservatives were necessary for things not to go bad, and that has allowed a lot of people to get access to a lot of products which are not local to them. Similarly things like adding iodine in salt helped wipe out diseases in my country. Issue is that when marketing and sales get into picture they then can influence their employees to put together formulations that are either addictive, or cheaper, or tastier at the expense of good health. Science is like literature, or history, or language, there is no good or bad. There is just a process. How we use our scientific knowledge is up to us humans. Many have used science to move away from these products for eg. and create sustainable living without these stuff.

So while I agree with you on many 'innovations' and 'products' going too far, I think it is the modern capitalism that is more at fault rather than science itself. Maybe we can blame some scientists :D

Cheers from a fellow #dreemerforlife. You made me think on this post. Much appreciated.