Chris van Tulleken's book reveals the perils of ultra-processed foods

Some books change the way we think. Others change the way we live. Ultra-Processed People is one such book

Ultra-Processed People: Why do We All Eat Stuff That Isn't Food… and Why Can’t We Stop?

Author: Chris van Tulleken

Publisher: Penguin

Pages: 406

Price:  Rs 599

  Chris van Tulleken’s book is the outcome of an experiment in which the author is the lab rat — by choice. The London-based doctor and academic goes on an 80 per cent ultra-processed food diet for four weeks to study its effects on his state of being — on his body and mind.

 

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