Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’t Food … and Why Can’t We Stop?

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A tour of how the science of processing has allowed companies to produce goods that are no longer even faint echoes of the real food of which they are copies. . . . Van Tulleken is at his best when using his own scientific expertise to help readers through otherwise unnavigable science, data and history, explaining with precision what we are actually eating.” — The New York Times Book Review It'll change what you eat . . . an unsettling examination of the food we eat and the industrial system that makes it Ben Spencer, The Times

Ultra-processed People [2023] paperback Chris van Tulleken: Ultra-processed People [2023] paperback

A fascinating, forensically researched and ultimately terrifying expose of the food we consume. Van Tulleken leaves no stone unturned, shining his spotlight into the dark corners of what masquerades as nutrition these days. Read it; your diet will never be the same again! Mariella Frostrup Change the plan you will roll onto at any time during your trial by visiting the “Settings & Account” section. What happens at the end of my trial? We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed. For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin.The past 10 years has seen an inflection point in human history, where more people in the world are now dying of eating too much, than of eating too little. This urgent and captivating read digs deep into one of the huge reasons, the rise and rise of ultra-processed food' Giles Yeo Mindblowing. You’ll never see food—or your body—the same way again.” —Alice Roberts, author of Anatomical Oddities

Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’t

If you only read one diet or nutrition book in your life, make it this one. It will not only change the way you eat but the way you think about food. And it does all this without a hint of finger-wagging or body shaming. I came away feeling so much better informed about every aspect of ultra-processed food, from the way it affects the microbes in our gut to why it is so profitable to produce to why it's so hard to eat only a single bowl of Coco Pops to why any food that is marketed as 'better for you' is almost certainly not. Bee Wilson Highly readable . . . van Tulleken writes with the confidence of a doctor who has a reassuring bedside manner. . . . A scientist at heart, [he] isn’t afraid to take sides on some of the most controversial topics surrounding nutrition.. . . Charming. . . . You’ll never read a food label quite the same way again.” — Minneapolis Star Tribune Join Chris in his travels through the world of food science and a UPF diet to discover what’s really going on.The right to know what we eat and what it does to our bodies and the right to good, affordable food.