Are ultra-processed foods impossible to avoid? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service
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Research into ultra-processed foods suggests they could be linked to health problems including cancers, heart disease, obesity and depression - but scientists are yet to agree on how they actually affect us. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Often mass-produced, and containing multiple additives, UPFs have become the target of nutritionists and clean-living advocates alike. But, given how common they are, can we realistically avoid them? On this episode, Lucy Hockings speaks with BBC health reporter Philippa Roxby, and Ruth Alexander, presenter of The Food Chain podcast from the BBC World Service. Together, they unpack what we really know about UPFs. 00:00 Introduction 01:01 What are ultra-processed foods? 02:42 UPFs in children's cereals 03:52 Children's diets made up of UPFs 04:21 Different types of ultra-processed 05:19 Can UPFs have nutritional value? 05:46 "Not everything ultra-processed will definitely be bad for you" 06:58 What exactly should we look for on packaging? 07:54 The scientists' viewpoint 09:28 What more do we need to study about UPFs? 10:05 UPFs in dietary and health foods 10:49 Baby formula milk 11:43 Difficulties facing families trying to avoid UPFs 13:41 Apps to identify UPFs 14:51 Special labelling 15:30 Long-term fears 16:24 Hot tips to cut down on UPFs Watch more episodes of The Global Story here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dvK8UQS79GwGLDl94Z3gkt You can listen to more episodes of The Global Story here. Making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, Monday to Friday, from the BBC 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvsd/episodes/downloads ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService
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