--- product_id: 662376178 title: "Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’t Food … and Why Can’t We Stop?" price: "€ 33.90" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/662376178-ultra-processed-people-why-do-we-all-eat-stuff-that store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’t Food … and Why Can’t We Stop? **Price:** € 33.90 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’t Food … and Why Can’t We Stop? - **How much does it cost?** € 33.90 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/662376178-ultra-processed-people-why-do-we-all-eat-stuff-that) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A manifesto to change how you eat and how you think about the human body. It’s not you, it’s the 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 ingredient that you wouldn’t find in your kitchen, it’s UPF. These products are specifically engineered to behave as addictive substances, driving excess consumption. They are now linked to the leading cause of early death globally and the number one cause of environmental destruction. Yet almost all our staple foods are ultra-processed. UPF is our food culture and for many people it is the only available and affordable food. In this book, Chris van Tulleken, father, scientist, doctor, and award-winning BBC broadcaster, marshals the latest evidence to show how governments, scientists, and doctors have allowed transnational food companies to create a pandemic of diet-related disease. The solutions don’t lie in willpower, personal responsibility, or exercise. You’ll find no diet plan in this book―but join Chris as he undertakes a powerful self-experiment that made headlines around the world: under the supervision of colleagues at University College London he spent a month eating a diet of 80 percent UPF, typical for many children and adults in the United States. While his body became the subject of scientific scrutiny, he spoke to the world’s leading experts from academia, agriculture, and―most important―the food industry itself. But more than teaching him about the experience of the food, the diet switched off Chris’s own addiction to UPF. In a fast-paced and eye-opening narrative he explores the origins, science, and economics of UPF to reveal its catastrophic impact on our bodies and the planet. And he proposes real solutions for doctors, for policy makers, and for all of us who have to eat. A book that won’t only upend the way you shop and eat, Ultra-Processed People will open your eyes to the need for action on a global scale. Review: Wake up call to how what the standard american (or western) diet is doing to our bodies - It's incredibly concerning what it being put into our food, and how damaging ultra-processed foods are to our health. This book is a great description of that problem, with lots of details about how even "the research" and science of nutrition is heavily funded by big food and big pharma companies who have a financial interest in us being sick, eating more of the heavily processed food that the big food companies sell, and then needing the "quick fix" in the form of drugs that the big pharma companies sell. It is particularly disturbing to learn the US regulatory process regarding what is allowed to be put in food. I love the classification system described, to help distinguish raw, unprocessed foods from minimially processed, and then processed and ultra-processed foods. While it is not a perfect system, it is helpful in determining what foods to eat if one want to make healthier choices. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to improve their eating habits. The only thing I did not like is that it does seem rather bleak at points, and I wish that there was more in-depth writing concerning a solution to this problem. Review: Book - Good read ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 7,009 Reviews | ## Images ![Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’t Food … and Why Can’t We Stop? - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81CDfOM6BfL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wake up call to how what the standard american (or western) diet is doing to our bodies *by A***W on October 18, 2024* It's incredibly concerning what it being put into our food, and how damaging ultra-processed foods are to our health. This book is a great description of that problem, with lots of details about how even "the research" and science of nutrition is heavily funded by big food and big pharma companies who have a financial interest in us being sick, eating more of the heavily processed food that the big food companies sell, and then needing the "quick fix" in the form of drugs that the big pharma companies sell. It is particularly disturbing to learn the US regulatory process regarding what is allowed to be put in food. I love the classification system described, to help distinguish raw, unprocessed foods from minimially processed, and then processed and ultra-processed foods. While it is not a perfect system, it is helpful in determining what foods to eat if one want to make healthier choices. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to improve their eating habits. The only thing I did not like is that it does seem rather bleak at points, and I wish that there was more in-depth writing concerning a solution to this problem. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book *by R***R on May 26, 2026* Good read ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't go crazy people. It's one book by one persons point of view. *by G***G on June 22, 2026* Don't go crazy people. It's one book by one persons point of view. 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