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sallye's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I cannot recommend this book enough. It will change the way you think about food and how and what you will buy. Best book I have read in a very long time.
swirls's review against another edition
5.0
Not exactly an entirely new way to think about food but definitely an interesting and exhaustive exploration of the latest research positing that the ultra processed foods in our diets may be responsible for a whole litany of health concerns, some of which were unexpected. (Smaller jaws?!) Worth the read and good inspiration to clean up one's diet. I've slowly become less interested in UPF over the years as the ingredients have become cheaper and cheaper and even less satisfying than before. What is the purpose of the food you eat? Is it made to nourish and satisfy or made to keep you craving and eating more and more?!
My father has a cottonseed oil allergy so it was interesting to read about the company that figured out how to detoxify and successfully market cottonseed oil for human consumption (Crisco). That's definitely a recurring theme in his history of industrial food production from Crisco to Imhauser's "coal butter" to Nestle's baby formula and Diet Coca Cola - companies finding ways to make industrial waste nontoxic, somewhat edible, and, most importantly, hugely profitable.
My father has a cottonseed oil allergy so it was interesting to read about the company that figured out how to detoxify and successfully market cottonseed oil for human consumption (Crisco). That's definitely a recurring theme in his history of industrial food production from Crisco to Imhauser's "coal butter" to Nestle's baby formula and Diet Coca Cola - companies finding ways to make industrial waste nontoxic, somewhat edible, and, most importantly, hugely profitable.
monaisverytired's review against another edition
I think Van Tullekan wrote this with good intentions but much of the claims on the danger posed by the consumption of ultra-processed foods are either misleading or sensationalist.
Eric Robinson outlines these criticisms much more succinctly than I ever could here: https://theconversation.com/ultra-processed-foods-heres-what-the-evidence-actually-says-about-them-220255
Eric Robinson outlines these criticisms much more succinctly than I ever could here: https://theconversation.com/ultra-processed-foods-heres-what-the-evidence-actually-says-about-them-220255
ronne's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.75