Ultra-Processed Foods: Are They Really Bad for You? Food Fears & Nutrition Misinformation | With Maeve Hanan
About this episode
Talia Cecchele and Maeve Hanan discuss the evidence surrounding ultra-processed foods and the impact of misinformation on nutrition.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become one of the most talked-about topics in nutrition, but how much of what we hear online is actually supported by evidence? In this episode, Talia is joined by Registered Dietitian Maeve Hanan to chat about the growing fear around UPFs and explore what the research really tells us. Together, they discuss how foods are classified, why processing does not determine nutritional value, and the impact that anti-UPF messaging can have on our relationship with f...
People in this episode
Host: Talia Cecchele
Guest: Maeve Hanan
Topics covered
- ultra-processed foods
- nutrition misinformation
- dietary classification
- food processing
- health impacts
Keywords
- ultra-processed foods
- nutrition
- dietitian
- food fears
- health
- evidence-based
- processing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Registered Dietitian
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