1037: How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Making You Fat, Sick, & Weak

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Exercise, Health & Fitness, Health, Fitness

4.8 • 11.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss a recent study on ultra-processed foods that have confirmed what they have long-suggested on the show, that calories are not just calories and that food quality matters.

How the problem with most studies done on diet is they are done in an observational manner. (2:47)
Ultra-processed foods make us eat more, and it’s not about their nutritional makeup: study. (4:50)
What is the definition of ultra-processed food? (7:50)
The benefits of processed foods. (9:50)
Why the biggest single contributor to chronic health problems in modern societies is obesity. (23:07)
Becoming aware of the hedonistic properties of these highly palatable foods. (29:23)
The evolution of what we perceive as palatable. (37:23)
How we are living in ‘if it fits your macro world’. (45:43)
How do we manage around this in today’s world? Understanding your relationship with these foods. (49:22)
Why you must create barriers between yourself and these ultra-processed foods and eliminate barriers between yourself and healthy foods. (55:10)
The one thing to start TODAY to bring your body to its natural bodyweight. (1:02:21)

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0:00.0	If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go.
0:06.0	MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, with your hosts.
0:09.0	Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.
0:13.0	In this episode of Mind Pump, we'll talk about how ultra-process foods are making you fat, sick, and weak.
0:20.0	We talk about what we think is the most important thing you need to do
0:25.0	if you're trying to get your body in a healthy body weight.
0:29.0	There's studies coming out supporting what we've been talking about for the last four years
0:34.0	about ultra-process foods.
0:36.0	We've had a lot of people combat us this whole time, telling us that it's about counting macros,
0:42.0	it's about calories, and yes, those are important factors, yes, those definitely count.
0:48.0	But we've been saying this whole time, you get to pay attention to what causes the behaviors.
0:53.0	That makes you overeat, and now we've got studies backing it up.
0:58.0	In this episode, we talk all about ultra-process foods.
1:02.0	First of all, what they are, because I think a lot of us are confused in terms of what does that mean when we say processed food.
1:07.0	Why they exist, what the good things are about these types of foods.
1:12.0	Believe it or not, there are a lot of good things from these foods, and there's a reason why we need them.
1:17.0	Then of course, we're talking about the negatives.
1:20.0	What's happening to you and your body when you consume a lot of these types of foods.
1:25.0	Then we talk about strategies.
1:27.0	How you can work around modern life, where you're around these types of foods, to get your body to be lean and healthy, easier.
1:37.0	You know what I'm saying?
1:38.0	Where you don't want to overeat, where you're not constantly fighting with your appetite and your hunger.
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