Café Inquiry Grand Rapids AT THE SUMMER RETREAT – Do Ultraprocessed Foods Increase Mortality?

It’s time for the annual Michigan Humanists Secular Summer Retreat, and that means it’s also time for our special, live Saturday edition of Café Inquiry! We’ll be meeting on the grounds of the Long Lake Outdoor Center, probably from 11-12:30, and our topic will be Do Ultraprocessed Foods Increase Mortality?. There have been a number of studies lately linking the consumption of ultraprocessed foods and increased all-cause mortality. This leads to a few questions – what defines an ultraprocessed food, and exactly what do these studies show? Is this a clear, causal link, or are there confounding factors involved? Join us as we take a deeper look at these and other questions. This PDF of a New York Times article gives a somewhat balanced take on the issue, as does this summary from CNN – although the CNN article somewhat mischaracterizes the results of the BMJ study cited. NOTE – You are welcome to attend Café Inquiry only without registering for the retreat. However, we would urge you to at least register for the Saturday portion of the retreat so you can join your fellow humanists for meals and all the other fun activities and fellowship. This is always a fun event with lots of interesting people attending. Registration closes July 7. Also, there will be no Café Inquiry meeting on July 14.

Café Inquiry starts with a short introduction of the day’s topic, followed by casual discussion.

This event is free and open to the public. Donations appreciated, but not expected.

Attendees are able to future propose topics which would align with Michigan Humanist’s purpose: from atheism, agnosticism, humanism, secularism, and freethinking to broader subjects in science and humanities, such as religion, philosophy, social issues, politics, evolution, morality, ethics, and psychology.

Café Inquiry (Grand Rapids) meets each month IN PERSON on the second Sunday (Except this month) and ONLINE on the fourth Sunday.

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Michigan Humanists expects all guests to engage in respectful discussion. Critiques on views and claims based on merit are allowed, but not attacks on individuals who hold other perspectives.

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