Indeed, many people have no idea about how bad the food is in many cases. Ultra-processed food is the new cigarette because it's fueling a hidden global health crisis. In this shocking episode, Dr. Mark Hyman sits down with BBC’s Dr. Chris van Tulleken, who ate 80% ultra-processed food for 30 days in a real-time clinical experiment.
Watch the video and discover how UPFs hijack your brain, disrupt your hormones, and silently drive 32 chronic diseases. Learn why food labels lie, how the food industry manipulates us, and what science and policy are doing to fight back. A must-watch for anyone who cares about their health, kids, or the future of food.
To find out what this ultra processed food is really doing to us, Dr. van Tulleken became the first subject in a groundbreaking clinical trial - he started eating 80% of his calories from ultra-processed food for a full month.
We unpack what makes ultra-processed food fundamentally different from real food—even when the ingredients look similar, and why its impact on your brain, metabolism, and long-term health is far worse than anyone thought…
Watching the video you will learn about subjects like:
- How ultra-processed food hijacks your brain’s reward system
- The science behind food addiction and satiety hormones
- Why food labels and front-of-package claims are designed to mislead you
- What the latest data says about UPFs and 32 chronic diseases
- The global policy movements and lawsuits now underway to fight back
