Ultra-processed people the science behind food that isn't 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...
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New York, NY :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2023]
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part one: Wait, I'm eating what?. Why is there bacterial slime in my ice cream? The invention of UPF
- I'd rather have five bowls of Coco Pops : the discovery of UPF
- Sure, 'ultra-processed food' sounds bad, but is it really a problem?
- (I can't believe it's not) coal butter : the ultimate UPF
- Part two: But can't I just control what I eat?. The three ages of eating
- How our bodies really manage calories
- Why it isn't about sugar...
- ... or about exercise
- ... or about willpower
- How UPF hacks our brains
- Part three: Oh, so this is why I'm anxious and my belly aches!. UPF is pre-chewed
- UPF smells funny
- UPF tastes odd
- Additive anxiety
- Part four: But I already paid for this!. Dysregulatory bodies
- UPF destroys traditional diets
- The true cost of Pringles
- Part five: What the hell am I supposed to do then?. UPF is designed to be overconsumed
- What we could ask governments to do
- What to do if you want to stop eating UPF.
