Naturally Nourished Episode 413
The Harms of Ultra-Processed Foods

Did you see the Time Magazine article a few weeks ago entitled “What if Ultra-Processed Foods Aren’t As Bad As you Think?” Were you as outraged as we were to see the harms of ultra-processed food consumption completely ignored? Want to dig in on the research on ultra-processed foods? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki break down this problematic article and provide concrete evidence on the harms of ultra processed foods. 

In this episode we talk about why processed foods are harmful, not neutral, we will unpack the absurd claims in this article noting its too difficult to delineate the difference of a kidney bean vs. jelly bean, and we will share the NOVA score system that defines processed foods and how it works.

Also in this episode:

• Naturally Nourished Episode 409 Why Real Food Matters
• Why One Dietitian is Speaking Up for ‘Ultra-Processed’ Foods | TIME
• Why Ultra-Processed Foods Are So Bad for You | TIME
• NOVA scoring system
  • The NOVA Food Classification System
• How UltraProcessed Foods Impact the Human Body
  • Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses | The BMJ
• What is Whole Food
  • What Is a Whole Food and 5 Reasons Why Non-caloric Sweeteners Suck
• Why Ultra Processed Foods are Harmful
  • The grim truth about ultra-processed food: DR CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN lays bare the devastating toll on his body after a month only eating UPFs | Daily Mail Online
• UPF cause oxidative stress and deplete antioxidants
  • Ultra-processed diet, systemic oxidative stress, and breach of immunologic tolerance – ScienceDirect
  • Effects of Food Color Additives on Antioxidant Functions and Bioelement Contents of Liver, Kidney and Brain Tissues in Rats
• UPF disrupt hormones
  • Diet quality and exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals among US adults – ScienceDirect
• UPF drive elevated blood sugar & diabetes risk
  • Ultra-processed food and risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
• UPF deplete vitamins & minerals
  • Impact of ultra-processed foods on micronutrient content in the Brazilian diet – PMC
  • Consumption of ultra-processed products is associated with vitamin D deficiency in Brazilian adults and elderly
  • Synthetic Colors in Food: A Warning for Children’s Health – PMC
  • Artificial Food Colors and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Symptoms: Conclusions to Dye for – PMC
• UPF cause overeating and weight gain
  • Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake: Cell Metabolism
• UPF Increase Risk of All Cause Mortality
  • Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study | The BMJ
  • Association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and all cause mortality: SUN prospective cohort study | The BMJ
  • Association Between Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Risk of Mortality Among Middle-aged Adults in France | Diet | JAMA Internal Medicine

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