Carlos Monteiro, Camila Corvalán, and Phil Baker on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health

About this episode

The episode discusses the rise of ultra-processed foods and their impact on human health, emphasizing the need for a coordinated public health response.

Ultra-processed foods are on the rise. Despite the emphasis placed on individual responsibility, our deteriorating diets are primarily the result of the sophisticated political tactics of a powerful global ultra-processed food industry. Addressing this urgent threat demands a coordinated response from the global public health community. So argues a 3-paper Series published in The Lancet that examines the evidence, proposes policies to halt and reverse the rise in ultra-processed foods, and il...

People in this episode

Guests: Carlos Monteiro, Camila Corvalán, Phil Baker

Topics covered

• ultra-processed foods
• human health
• public health policy
• dietary habits
• food industry influence

Keywords

• ultra-processed foods
• health
• diet
• public health
• food industry
• nutrition
• policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Lancet, global ultra-processed food industry, global public health community

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