Leading nutrition and gut health expert, Prof Tim Spector, warns about the health risks of ultra-processed foods and their connection to obesity and diabetes.
When it comes to nutrition, diet and healthy eating , there’s a lot of information to digest. And some of the plans and programmes on offer seem to require considerable effort and commitment.
So for a simple and sustainable guide to healthy eating, Dr Michael Mosely asked leading nutrition and gut health expert, Prof Tim Spector, to join him for aWe often worry about fat, sugar and salt content but, Tim Spector says, the real health threat comes from ultra-processed foods, or “fake foods”, as he calls them, which only contain extracts of natural ingredients as well as added flavourings. Tim cites examples such as “converted starches, modified refined sugars, gums, emulsifiers, and artificial sweeteners,” adding “I think virtually all children's food and children's yoghurt is ultra-processed.”“In the UK, we have the highest intake of ultra-processed foods in Europe” says Tim, “and it's not a coincidence that we also have the highest rates of childhood obesity and adult obesity, and diabete
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