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

· Cornerstone Digital · Narrated by Chris van Tulleken
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This audiobook contains exclusive bonus content between Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken, where they deep-dive into what you've just listened to at the end of each part.


An eye-opening investigation into the science, economics, history and production of ultra-processed food.

It's not you, it's the food.

We have entered a new 'age of eating' where most of our calories come from an entirely novel set of substances called Ultra-Processed Food, food which is industrially processed and designed and marketed to be addictive. But do we really know what it's doing to our bodies?

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).

For too long we've been told we just need to make different choices, when really we're living in a food environment that makes it nigh-on impossible. So this is a book about our rights. The right to know what we eat and what it does to our bodies and the right to good, affordable food.

©2023 Chris van Tulleken (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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4.8
31 reviews
Anders Harrison
January 18, 2024
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It's life changing and eye opening. It's educated and changed my views of food, business, government, health, research, advertising and the food environment. This book is about so much more than diet or food. Everybody should listen to it. Narrated by the author, I got a good sense of what he feels and the journey he went on. It's practical and in depth, but in no way preaching. The chats with his brother add another dimension to the book. At times, I felt quite emotional thinking about my own family listening to his stories.
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Richard Coleman
June 24, 2023
A thorough, sobering look with well cited, hard hitting evidence that UPF is a huge factor in many diseases in the 21st century. I highly recommend this.
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Deirdre Sandhu
October 21, 2023
found some parts long and boring, too factual in places, overall an okay read
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About the author

Chris van Tulleken is an infectious diseases doctor at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London. He trained at Oxford and has a PhD in molecular virology from University College London where he is an Associate Professor. His research focuses on how corporations affect human health especially in the context of child nutrition and he works with UNICEF and The World Health Organisation on this area. As one of the BBC's leading broadcasters for children and adults his work has won two BAFTAs. He lives in London with his wife and two children.

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