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Chris van Tulleken on how our ultra-processed diet is killing us

Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy

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The Addiction Evidence Is Strong

Food addiction is a set of behaviours. It describes seeking out and doing something despite knowing the harm it causes. People are powerfully addicted to the substances themselves. And people don't describe the act of eating as the thing they're addicted to. They describe the food itself. If you ask people whether or not they're able to quit, people find it really hard to quit. The addiction evidence is strong.

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