127 Is food simply the sum of its nutrients?

The processed food industry would like you to believe this is true, however food is not simply the sum of its macro or micro nutrients. There is plenty of evidence that consumption of ultra processed food (UPF) is detrimental to our health. Join Dr Lucy and Dr Mary as they discuss the mechanisms by which processed food is harmful to health and why we should limit the amount of UPF we eat. They also help you detect some of the sneaky health messaging on processed food and again, bring it back to the simple basics of eating real food with minimal processing for the majority of your diet. You can nurture yourself back to health with the power of real food.
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Scientific articles on the harms of UPF
Miclotte, Lisa & Van de Wiele, Tom. (2019). Food processing, gut microbiota and the globesity problem. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 60. 1-14. 10.1080/10408398.2019.1596878.
"Ultra-Processed Food Intake and Obesity: What Really Matters for Health—Processing or Nutrient Content?" by Kevin D. Hall, published in Current Obesity Reports in 2019. This article discusses the debate around whether the harms of ultra-processed foods are due to their processing or their nutrient content, and argues that both factors likely play a role.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.