Ultra-processed foods now make up the majority of calories in the typical American diet. Studies show the health effects are about as bad as smoking. What would it take to get back to eating real food?
"If a food's wrapped in plastic and it's got something that you don't typically find in a domestic kitchen, then it's almost certainly an ultra-processed food," infectious disease doctor Dr. Chris van Tulleken says.
"We know that this stuff is addictive. We know it's now as harmful as cigarettes in terms of the global effects," Dr. van Tulleken adds.
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