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Physician Chris van Tulleken says ultra-processed foods — like cereals or protein bars — package sugar, salt, and fat into massive doses of calories making us sick. Imini 0.9ohm 7k Puffs Vape
Physician Chris van Tulleken says ultra-processed foods — like cereals, cheese puffs, or protein bars — package sugar, salt, and fat into massive doses of calories — that are not healthy for us. (Maiken Scott/WHYY)
Sugary cereals for breakfast, a protein bar as a snack, a microwave lasagna for lunch, and a frozen pizza for dinner sounds like a teenager’s dream diet, but these are the types of foods physician Chris van Tulleken ate for four weeks. During this time, he got 80 percent of his daily calories from ultra-processed foods, to see how it would impact his health and mood. He writes about this experience, and his extensive research on these products in his new book, “Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn’t Food.” Host Maiken Scott talks to Van Tulleken about the link to obesity and disease, and why he says we should probably avoid anything that’s marketed as a health food.
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