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1
Q

What is the general definition of UPF?

A

(1) Wrapped in plastic
(2) Has at least 1 ingredient not found in homes

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2
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What other rule of thumb works?

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If it comes with a health claim it’s likely UPF

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3
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What other characteristic do UPFs have?

A

deceptive marketing

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4
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What else?

A

Bogus court cases

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5
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What else?

A

Secret lobbying

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6
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What else?

A

Fraudulent research

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7
Q

What is the Industrial Food System powered by?

A

The flow of money

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8
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What percent of the average diet in the US and UK is UPF?

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60%

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9
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What damage do UPFs do?

A

Increases cancer rates

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10
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What else?

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Increases mental illness and metabolic disease

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11
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What else?

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Drives inequality, poverty and early death

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12
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What else?

A

Damages the planet

Reduces biodiversity & is the 2nd largest contributor of greenhouse gas

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13
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What contrary things does it create?

A

Malnutrition and obesity

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14
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What risks come with UPFs regardless of weight gain?

A

Dementia, IBD

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15
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What is obesity typically blamed on?

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A lack of willpower.

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16
Q

What does that miss?

A

That industrialized food circumvents willpower.

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17
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How much has obesity in school children increased in UK in 30 years?

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700%

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18
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n?What is another manifestation of high UTF diets in childre?

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They are shorter than others.

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19
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Why?

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Because they are malnourished.

20
Q

What type of disease is obesity?

A

A commerciogenic disease.

21
Q

What is a commerciogenic disease?

A

Caused by marketing and addictive food additives.

22
Q

Who did Van Tulleken partner with in UPF research?

A

University College London Hospital

23
Q

What technique does he recommend?

A

Keep eating UPFs while you learn how bad they are.

24
Q

What is a basic thing you can do to understand UPFs?

A

Read packaged food labels

25
Q

How many calories does 2/3 cup Graeter’s Mint Cookies & Cream ice cream have?

A

360

26
Q

How much saturated fat?

A

13 grams

27
Q

How much sugar?

A

31 grams (26 added)

28
Q

How much calcium?

A

10%

29
Q

How many ingredients does it have?

A

23

30
Q

What food colorings does it use?

A

Yellow 5, Blue 1

31
Q

Is Yellow #5 safe?

A

Possibly in small amounts.

32
Q

What is Yellow #5 made of?

Yellow # 5 - Tartrazine

A

It is made from petroleum products.

33
Q

What do the yellow and green food dyes do to the ice cream?

A

Make it look mint-flavored.
Mint is not listed in the ingredients

34
Q

How do UPFs mimic real food?

A

They replace protein, carbs and fat with cheaper ingredients.

35
Q

What is usually the source of these cheaper ingredients?

A

Molecules from foods grown as animal food.

36
Q

How can carbs be mimicked?

A

Extracting the starches and modifying them.

37
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What can modified starches replace?

A

Fats and dairy

38
Q

What did Kraft use for mayonnaise in the 1930s?

A

A paste of corn and arrowroot starches

39
Q

What do you treat modified starch with for salad dressing?

A

propylene oxide

40
Q

For pie fillings?

A

Phosphoric acid

41
Q

What is maltodextrin?

A

a glucose polymer

42
Q

What does it do?

A

Adds creaminess

43
Q

What do gums do?

A

Increase shelf-life

44
Q

What is xanthum gum?

A

slime that bacteria produce to allow them to cling to surfaces

45
Q

What if you use too much xanthum gum?

A

The food becomes stringy like mucus.

46
Q

What may be happening as the consumption of artificial low-fat and low-sugar increases?

A

People gain weight.

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