Surprise, surprise, surprise! (NOT!) Those of use who have been eating FARM TO TABLE have been practically shouting about this for like YEARS now. Glad to hear the rest of the world is catching up with us.....
For over 30 years, I have refused to eat fast food, preserved meats, fake sugar, soda pop (never liked it) and processed foods.
Instead I cook at home from scratch.
I try to tell people, there are calories and then there are "empty calories". Empty calories are basically when food is processed to where the calories are there, but the nutirents have literally been processed out of the food. A person shoudl eat food in as close to its most natural form as possible, so the nutrients are still mostly in tact.