Book description
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…
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1 author picked Ultra-Processed People as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book changed the way I eat. Van Tulleken explains that he isn’t about to shame anyone. Everyone is doing their consumer best in our industrially processed-food world. He also explains that his goal is to make you sick when you encounter ultra-processed food. He is successful on both counts. For example? Check out xanthan gum which is in everything from ice cream to bread to toothpaste. Who wouldn’t want to eat that slime growing at the bottom of your dishwasher? Who wouldn’t want to eat something that is called black rot on broccoli and cauliflower? Who wouldn’t want to…
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