Ultra-Processed People

The New Science of Food

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Chris Van Tulleken: Ultra-Processed People (2023, Cornerstone Press Chicago)

English language

Published May 18, 2023 by Cornerstone Press Chicago.

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978-1-5299-0359-1
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Eating Real Food is not as Easy as it Sounds

5 stars

Van Tulleken’s work here is an outstanding compilation and explanation of dozens of research studies, historical events, and personal observations tying the state of the current obesity epidemic to the growth of the ultra-processed food industry.

His conclusions are well supported with research making his commentary poignant and powerful. Unfortunately, while he tries to provide some hope with a few methods for change, the reality of our world, our government, and capitalism make it clear that we’ll likely never have any systemic change, so any change to how we eat must be ultimately personal.

Van Tulleken puts UPF on a spectrum. While avoiding all UPF is desirable, some are worse than others simply based on the quantity of non-kitchen ingredients. And, identifying UPF is difficult. Trying to follow the simple rule that an ingredient one would not find in a normal household kitchen denotes UPF is a nice start, but …

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