The Junk Food Doctor: "This Food Is Worse Than Smoking!" & "This Diet Prevents 60% Of Disease!" - Chris Van Tulleken (Ultra-Processed People Author)

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Oct 23, 2023

In a thought-provoking discussion, Dr. Chris Van Tulleken, an infectious diseases doctor and BBC science presenter, tackles the alarming rise of ultra-processed foods. He reveals that 80% of diets consist of substances masquerading as food, often posing health risks greater than smoking. The conversation covers how junk food creates a public health emergency, the addictive tactics of food companies, and the misleading claims of 'health' foods. With obesity projected to impact half the global population soon, Dr. Van Tulleken advocates for systemic changes in food access and awareness.

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ANECDOTE

Diet Coke Deception

Diet Coke, marketed as healthy, contains harmful additives like phosphoric acid and artificial sweeteners.
These ingredients offer no nutritional value and can negatively impact bones and metabolism.

ANECDOTE

Cereal Concerns

Breakfast cereals, like Cheerios, are ultra-processed and designed for overconsumption.
Marketing often promotes them as healthy despite their negative health outcomes.

INSIGHT

UPF Experiment

Chris van Tulleken's UPF experiment resulted in weight gain and disrupted satiety mechanisms.
It also led to a shift in perception, where UPF became disgusting, similar to overcoming addiction.

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What if what you were eating wasn’t really food but an industrially produced edible substance, and your diet was worse for you than smoking?

In this new episode Steven sits down with doctor and New York Times bestselling author, Chris van Tulleken.

Dr. Chris van Tulleken is an infectious diseases doctor and one of the BBC’s leading science presenters, appearing on shows such as, ‘The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs’, ‘Trust Me, I’m A Doctor’ and ‘Operation Ouch!’. He is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling book, ‘Ultra-Processed People’.

In this conversation Dr. Chris and Steven discuss topics, such as:

What is ‘Ultra-Processed Food’
Why 80% of the average diet is not real food
The ways that ultra-processed food can impact your health
How there is a pandemic of junk food
Dr Chris’s experiment of living of ultra-processed food
The ways that junk food is causing a public health emergency
The ways that your diet can be deadlier than smoking
The lies we’ve been told about 'health' food
Why ‘health’ food isn’t actually healthy
The ways that food guidelines are actually nonsense
How half the world’s population is predicted to become obese in 12 years time
Why exercise can't burn off fat fast enough
How we are tackling obesity in the wrong way
The impact of a Ultra-Processed diet on intelligence
How you can inherit obesity
The ways that food companies have made their food addictive
How food companies are like the mafia
Ways that food companies target us with ultra-processed food
How ultra-processed food can be more addictive that nicotine
How the average diet is making people not just fatter but shorter
Why we need to start a food revolution

You can purchase Chris’ most recent book, ‘Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’t Food … and Why Can’t We Stop?’, here: https://amzn.to/3sikpaZ