Ultra-processed foods harm people’s health and have ramifications for the overall health of the planet. While some food processing is necessary for recipes and feeding the globe, the food industry needs to make changes to ensure that processing doesn’t turn foods into harmful substances. Dr. Tim Harlan and Dr. Rob Lustig discuss the harmful ingredients in ultra-processed foods and how they impact metabolic health—as well as why the food industry has a moral obligation to make drastic changes.
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📍What Tim Harlan, MD, & Rob Lustig, MD, discuss:
00:00 — Intro
04:06 — Nutrition science over the last decade has made strides, but the food industry lags behind
06:46 — Food can be medicine, but it can also be poison
11:59 — The NOVA system classifies foods by their level of processing
21:17 — DATEM is an example of processing
22:03 — Emulsifiers potentially harm the gastrointestinal tract
26:50 — Sugar harms the liver, which can lead to metabolic disease
35:08 — In the United States, people tend to consume too much omega-6 fatty acids
41:59 — The food industry can find ways to make ultra-processed foods safer
44:39 — Supply-chain changes are another piece of the equation
45:55 — Multinational companies have a moral obligation
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