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Between stripping away all fiber and phytonutrients/prebiotics (which aren't returned in "enriched" products), and the added fat that tends to throw off the omega 3/6 balance, and the sugar, and the salt, there are negative outcomes. Typically are high calorie with low satiety, and yields a high insulin response to boot. Processed meats also bad owing to nitrates but also salt and very high saturated fat typically paired with refined carbohydrates. Saturated fat in itself appears to only raise total cholesterol levels (considered a risk by health authorities but some disagree), but when paired with sugar and carbs the ldl/hdl profile worsens and CVD risk heightens.