Stop blaming yourself for your expanding waistline
14 hours ago
- #obesity
- #nutrition
- #ultraprocessed-foods
- Dr. Kevin Hall conducted two gold-standard clinical trials on ultraprocessed foods' impact on obesity.
- Ultraprocessed foods led to increased calorie intake by 500-1,000 calories per day in clinical trials.
- Energy-dense and hyperpalatable ultraprocessed foods are major contributors to overeating.
- Hall's book 'Food Intelligence' explores how food both nourishes and harms us, coauthored with Julia Belluz.
- Hall criticizes the food environment for making healthy choices difficult, not lack of willpower.
- Ultraprocessed foods disrupt gut-brain signals, contributing to overeating and potential addiction-like behaviors.
- Current food labels make it hard for consumers to identify energy density and hyperpalatability.
- Hall advises choosing ultraprocessed foods with better nutritional profiles to support a healthier diet.
- Precision nutrition is currently more hype than science, lacking strong evidence for personalized diet benefits.
- Metabolism-boosting supplements are ineffective and sometimes dangerous, as shown in 'The Biggest Loser' study.