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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