Wolfgang Wee Uncut
Chris van Tulleken | Ultra Processed Food: Obesity, The Food Industry, Profits, Health Claims, Marketing, Addiction, Additives, Regulation
25 Jan 2024
Wolfgang Wee Uncut #469: Chris van Tulleken is an infectious diseases doctor at UCLH, one of the BBC's leading science presenters and a New York Times bestselling author. 0:00 Food culture 1:40 British food culture 3:45 Disease mechanisms 5:30 Food addiction 11:36 Addicting food 13:45 The food industry 19:00 Information asymetry 21:00 Paid academics 22:15 Sneaky food companies 25:00 Harmful health claims 31:24 Absurd health claims 34:00 Ultra-processed food 34:37 What is ultra-processed food? 43:00 Ice cream 47:00 Scientific advisory commitee 49:53 Tobacco companies 52:00 Marketing 56:52 Marketing 1:02:45 The diet experiment 1:11:43 Mental health 1:19:00 Social responsibility 1:25:00 Destruction of food culture 1:35:00 Regulation 1:42:00 Calories 1:44:15 Exercise See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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