BITESIZE | Why You Can’t Stop Eating Ultra-Processed Foods | Dr Chris Van Tulleken #480

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Dr Rangan Chatterjee

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🗓️ 26 September 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Here in the UK, ultra-processed food makes up 60 percent of the average diet. The trouble is, says today’s guest, UPFs have been shown to be the leading cause of early death in the world, ahead of tobacco. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart. Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Today’s clip is from episode 414 of the podcast with Dr Chris van Tulleken. Chris is a practising infectious diseases doctor, one of the UK’s leading science broadcasters, and author of the book Ultra-Processed People. Over consumption of ultra-processed foods may be the biggest public-health crisis of our time and, in this clip, he shares why he believes we eat stuff that isn’t really food and why can’t we stop. Thanks to our sponsor https://www.drinkag1.com/livemore Support the podcast and enjoy Ad-Free episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/feelbetterlivemore. For other podcast platforms go to https://fblm.supercast.com. Show notes and the full podcast are available at drchatterjee.com/414 DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.

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0:47.3	Welcome to Feel Better Live More bite size, your weekly dose of positivity and optimism to get you ready for the weekend.
0:58.5	Today's clip is from episode 414 of the podcast with Dr. Chris Van Telikan.
1:05.0	Chris is a practicing infectious diseases doctor, one of the UK's leading science broadcasters, an author of the book,
1:13.7	Ultra Processed People. Overconsumption of ultra-processed foods may be the biggest public health
1:20.8	crisis of our time. And in this clip, he shares why he believes we eat so much stuff that isn't really food and why we can't stop.
1:36.3	I think when a lot of people think about their diet and the foods that they're consuming,
1:42.3	they think about it through the lens of weight.
1:46.6	One of the really interesting things that you elaborate on in your book is this idea that
1:51.9	ultra-processed food consumption is harmful to us, or has the potential to be harmful to us,
1:58.5	irrespective of its impact on our weight.
2:01.6	We have really good data that they drive a huge number of what we kind of euphemistically call
2:08.6	negative health outcomes, which is everything from cardiovascular disease to metabolic disease to early death.
2:13.6	So we're pretty sure that ultra-processed food is now the leading cause of early death on planet
2:19.8	Earth, ahead of tobacco. So if you, like most people in Britain, eat an average of 60% of your
2:26.2	calories from ultra-processed food, you're still vulnerable to all those harms. So if we break down
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