Ultra-Processed People
| Author | Chris van Tulleken |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cornerstone Press |
Publication date | 27 April 2023 |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 978-1-5299-0005-7 |
| OCLC | 1381127333 |
Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn't Food... and Why Can't We Stop? is a 2023 non-fiction book by Chris van Tulleken and published by Cornerstone Press in 2023[1] and by Penguin Books in 2024.
Summary
[edit]The book focuses on the subject of UPF's (Ultra Processed Food) and its effects on health in humans through a lens of both anecdotes, through personal stories, as well as science through studies and van Tulleken's experience as a doctor specialising in infection and immunity.[2]
Through the book, van Tulleken covers the topics such as the origins of UPF's and their economics, why UPF's are a bigger cause of weight gain than sugar, a lack of exercise or willpower as well as the psychological and physiological effects of UPF's on the human body. Interspersed with in the text, Van Tulleken provides his personal interviews, experiences and anecdotes of speaking to scientist and former experts within the food industry.
Between accounts of Van Tulleken's personal experience of living for an extended amount of time on a diet made up 80% UPF's and then being measured before and after by his fellow scientist colleagues, he also brings to attention the issue of a failure to rigorously state conflicts of interest in scientific papers regarding food, nutrition and their industries.
Reception
[edit]Ultra-Processed People was shortlisted for 2023 Waterstones Book of the Year.[3]
Jacob E. Gersen reviewed the book for The New York Times.[4]
Jerold Mande reviewed the book for Harvard Public Health.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Chandler, Mark (4 October 2021). "Cornerstone Press wins seven-way auction for van Tulleken". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ UCL (2024-09-16). "Doctor tries ultra-processed food diet for experiment and is horrified by what happens". UCL News. Archived from the original on 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ Spanoudi, Melina (2 November 2023). "Smith, Yarros, van Tulleken and Rundell shortlisted for Waterstones Book Of The Year". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Gersen, Jacob E. (7 July 2023). "If We Are What We Eat, We Don't Know Who We Are". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Mande, Jerold (29 August 2023). ""Ultra-Processed People" hopes to disgust Americans into dumping poor diets". Harvard Public Health. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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