03191nam a22003255i 4500 23416537 EG-ScBUE 20240901112113.0 231207s2023 enk f b 001 0 eng d 9781529900057 DLC eng rda DLC EG-ScBUE 22 664 VAN van Tulleken, Chris, author. Ultra-Processed People / Chris van Tulleken. First american edition 2023. London : Cornerstone Press, 2023. 376 pages ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "A manifesto to change how you eat and how you think about the human body. It's not you, it's the food. We have entered a new age of eating. For the first time in human history, most of our calories come from an entirely novel set of substances called Ultra-Processed Food. There's a long, formal scientific definition, but it can be boiled down to this: if it's wrapped in plastic and has at least one ingredient that you wouldn't find in your kitchen, it's UPF. These products are specifically engineered to behave as addictive substances, driving excess consumption. They are now linked to the leading cause of early death globally and the number one cause of environmental destruction. Yet almost all our staple foods are ultra-processed. UPF is our food culture and for many people it is the only available and affordable food. In this book, Chris van Tulleken, father, scientist, doctor, and award-winning BBC broadcaster, marshals the latest evidence to show how governments, scientists, and doctors have allowed transnational food companies to create a pandemic of diet-related disease. The solutions don't lie in willpower, personal responsibility, or exercise. You'll find no diet plan in this book-but join Chris as he undertakes a powerful self-experiment that made headlines around the world: under the supervision of colleagues at University College London he spent a month eating a diet of 80 percent UPF, typical for many children and adults in the United States. While his body became the subject of scientific scrutiny, he spoke to the world's leading experts from academia, agriculture, and-most important-the food industry itself. But more than teaching him about the experience of the food, the diet switched off Chris's own addiction to UPF. In a fast-paced and eye-opening narrative he explores the origins, science, and economics of UPF to reveal its catastrophic impact on our bodies and the planet. And he proposes real solutions for doctors, for policy makers, and for all of us who have to eat. A book that won't only upend the way you shop and eat, Ultra-Processed People will open your eyes to the need for action on a global scale"-- Provided by publisher. Processed foods. BUEsh Food additives. BUEsh Food industry and trade. BUEsh Reading book 0 ibc orignew 2 epcn 20 y-gencatlg ddc BB 30815 30786 0 0 ddc 0 0 Donation-G MAIN MAIN 1ST 2024-09-01 Donation 0 664 VAN 000057171 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2024-09-01 BB