Ultra-Processed People
Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food
THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Finalist for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction
An eye-opening investigation into the science, economics, history, and production of ultra-processed food, now with a new Afterword by the author.
Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR • The Economist • The Times • The New Yorker • Smithsonian • Daily Mail • The Guardian • Financial Times, and more!
It's not you, it's the food.
How much of our daily caloric intake comes from ingesting substances that, technically speaking, do not meet traditional definitions of "food"? Chances are, if you’re eating something that came wrapped in plastic and contains a funky ingredient you don’t have in your kitchen, it's most likely—almost definitely—ultra-processed food, or UPF. More…
$24.95
May 7, 2024
CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN has a medical degree from Oxford and a PhD in molecular virology. He is an associate professor at University College London and a practicing infectious diseases doctor. A broadcaster for children and adults on BBC television and radio, he has won two BAFTAs and lives with his wife and two daughters in London.
