The Harsh Reality of Ultra Processed Food – with Chris Van Tulleken

The harsh reality of ultra processed food – with Chris Van Tulleken

We’re in a new age of eating, but how is ultra processed food harming our bodies – and the world?

00:00 Why we need to talk about our diets
03:40 We’re part of an experiment we didn’t sign up for
10:05 What is ultra processed food?
12:50 What Donald Trump got right about UPF
14:20 What Diet Coke does to your health
17:53 How ultra processed food is made
23:55 Why does ultra processed food cause obesity?
29:05 Doesn’t exercise burn calories?
35:37 What about willpower and diet?
38:18 What role do stress and genes play?
39:45 How does ultra processed food harm us?
47:33 How UPF affects the planet
50:41 Ultra processed food is addictive
52:25 The food system is financialised
54:28 What are the solutions?

Credit to : The Royal Institution