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Ultra-Processed People

By Chris van Tulleken

The book that made me read the back of the packet — and put a lot of it down.

Van Tulleken — a doctor who ate an 80%-UPF diet on himself for the experiment — lays out how much of the modern shelf is engineered to be over-eaten rather than to nourish. It's not preachy and it's not about willpower; it reframes "processed" so you can actually spot it. It's the counterweight to the rest of this shelf: the others tell you what to add, this one shows you what's quietly working against you. Honest note: it's a campaigning book with a clear argument — read it for the shift in how you shop, not as the last word on every nutrient.

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