Greenings Green Warriors! Have you ever wondered why ultra-processed foods seem impossible to resist? Why is it that once you open a bag of chips or cookies, you can’t stop eating? The truth behind these addictive foods is shocking, and we are diving deep into it on our next live broadcast with Dr. Jeffrey Pierce!
Ultra-processed foods are everywhere, from breakfast cereals to frozen dinners, and they are linked to skyrocketing rates of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. Food manufacturers design these products to keep you coming back for more, often using ingredients you’d never find in a home kitchen. Plus, did you know that some of the biggest names in processed foods have ties to the tobacco industry? It’s time to uncover the truth about what’s really on your plate.
Learn how labs where scientists calculate the “bliss point” of sugary beverages or enhance the “mouthfeel” of fat by manipulating its chemical structure, use marketing techniques taken straight from tobacco company playbooks in the Michael Mosse’s book: Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Before the broadcast, test your knowledge with these true or false questions:
- Are ultra-processed foods defined by the number of ingredients they contain?
- Does eating ultra-processed foods in moderation have no impact on long-term health?
- Do many ultra-processed foods contain additives that can alter brain chemistry and drive overeating?
- Does the food industry use similar marketing strategies as the tobacco industry to promote ultra-processed foods?
- Can ultra-processed foods still provide essential nutrients and be considered a healthy part of the diet?
- Is cutting out ultra-processed foods completely the only way to improve your health?
- Are some ultra-processed foods specifically engineered to be more addictive than whole foods?
- Do the majority of calories consumed in the average American diet come from ultra-processed foods?
- Do food labels clearly indicate when a product is ultra-processed?
- Does the rise in chronic diseases correlate closely with increased consumption of ultra-processed foods?
Join us live as Dr. Pierce breaks down how ultra-processed foods are impacting our health and what we can do to escape their grip. You don’t want to miss this eye-opening conversation! Set a reminder, invite a friend, and be part of the discussion. Your health depends on it!
Dr. Jeff Pierce is passionate about using a whole food, plant-based diet and other lifestyle medicine modalities to help people get healthier, get off of medications, and live longer, fuller lives. His goal is to meet his patients where they are, and work with them at their pace to improve their health, one day at a time. He is board certified in both Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine and is licensed to see patients in California, Florida, and Texas. He is currently accepting new patients at the amazing nationwide telemedicine practice, Love.Life Telehealth https://telehealth.love.life/jeffrey-pierce-md/
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