This chapter explores the definition of ultra-processed food and its contribution to childhood obesity. It discusses the speaker's personal experiment of going on an 80% ultra processed diet for a month, revealing the effects on their body. The chapter also examines the typical daily meals of individuals consuming ultra-processed foods and highlights the negative consequences such as weight gain and interference with hunger hormones.
Doctor and journalist Chris van Tulleken wanted to know how ultra-processed foods affect us, so for a month he ate almost nothing but UPFs. His book Ultra-Processed People examines how the food we eat today is dramatically changing our bodies and minds.
This episode was produced by Siona Peterous, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Isabel Angell, engineered by TK, and hosted by Noel King.
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