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

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Join Chris in his travels through the world of food science and a UPF diet to discover what's really going on. Find out why exercise and willpower can't save us, and what UPF is really doing to our bodies, our health, our weight, and the planet (hint: nothing good).

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

Find out why exercise and willpower can’t save us, and what UPF is really doing to our bodies, our health, our weight, and the planet (hint: nothing good). Empowering and practical, Food for Life is nothing less than a new approach to how to eat - for our health and the health of the planet. 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 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, and of what the evidence shows about the biology and psychology of eating in today's world. 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 Jacob E. Gersen, New York TimesA scathing takedown . . . This impassioned polemic will make readers think twice about what they eat Publishers Weekly 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 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?

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You may change or cancel your subscription or trial at any time online. Simply log into Settings & Account and select "Cancel" on the right-hand side. 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 The right to know what we eat and what it does to our bodies and the right to good, affordable food. The Need for Roots translator talks about how she approached the famous philosopher’s best-known work.