About this episode
Everyone agrees that processed foods are bad for you. When it comes to defining what they actually are, however, there is considerably less agreement. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Watch Aubrey's documentary Buy Aubrey's book Listen to Mike's other podcast Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! Nutrition and health. The issue is not food, nor nutrients, so much as processing Ultra-Processed Foods: Definitions and Policy Issues Examining the Nova Food Classification System and the Healthfulness of Ultra-Processed Foods A new classification of foods based on the extent and purpose of their processing Ultra-processed diets cause excess calorie intake and weight gain Why Is the American Diet So Deadly? Ultra-processed foods and mortality Association of ultra-processed food intake with risk of inflammatory bowel disease: prospective cohort study Academic and doctor Chris van Tulleken: ‘Ultra-processed products are food that lies to us’ Food addiction: a valid concept? The study of food addiction using animal models of binge eating Obesity and the brain: how convincing is the addiction model? Ultra-processed foods and cardiovascular disease: analysis of three large US prospective cohorts Sugar addiction: the state of the science The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Food Premature Mortality Attributable to Ultraprocessed Food Consumption in 8 Countries Ultra-processed food intake and animal-based food intake Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support the show