Ultra-processed foods (or UPFs) make up a shocking 60 per cent of the average diet in the UK – and increasing evidence links their high consumption with the rise in obesity, type 2 diabetes and other diseases.
Here, in the second part of our serialisation of his bestselling book Ultra-Processed People, TV doctor Chris van Tulleken warns of the hidden dangers behind food which we find so tasty.
On a freakishly warm autumn day, I headed with my family to
My identical twin brother Chris is at the start of the Hackney half-marathon. I have written a bit of a race plan for him — ‘I need you to come out of the blocks very hard, OK? Have you got your heart rate zones worked out?’ I ask him.
He’s done no training whatsoever.
‘You really think I go as fast as I possibly can, and then what?’ he asks me, testily.
I explain: ‘Your job is to intimidate the
Twice a week, I stagger out of the front door in my slippers and pyjamas to collect our fresh, organic (obviously) milk and put out the empty glass bottles for the milkman to re-use.
These days, I wouldn’t dream of buying milk in plastic. Nor my veg, come to that. It’s delivered by electric vehicle or I cycle to our local farmer’s market with my hemp tote bags.
The small amount of plastic that does enter our house is religiously
My twin brother Xand is a perfect genetic copy of me. So I know, because I’ve been tested, that he and I share a gene that predisposes us to putting on weight.
This came as no surprise to me. I love food, and I’m constantly thinking about my next meal.
If you’re as obsessed with food as I am, then — regardless of what you weigh — you probably have these genes, too.
In my own case, I’m just a
Ultra-processed foods (or UPFs) make up a shocking 60 per cent of the average diet in the UK – and increasing evidence links their high consumption with the rise in obesity, type 2 diabetes and other diseases.
Here, in the second part of our serialisation of his new book which started in yesterday’s Daily Mail, TV doctor Chris van Tulleken warns of the hidden dangers behind food which we find so tasty.
On a freakishly warm autumn day, I headed
Normally, I wouldn’t have Coco Pops for breakfast. But they seemed a good choice when I embarked on a month-long scientific experiment.
The idea was to make ultra-processed food (UPF) 80 per cent of my daily diet, and then see whether it caused any changes in my body — such as increased inflammation or weight gain.
As I opened the cereal packet, my three-year-old daughter Lyra said: ‘Is it for me?’ No, I told her — she was having porridge.
Faultless, flattering, the perfect fit.
But then we expected nothing less from the Duchess of Cambridge, whose pale yellow Emilia Wickstead dress proved why Kate was right to turn to a favourite designer.
With its A-line skirt and slim-fitting bodice, the custom-made design, which would cost upwards of £3,000, beautifully highlighted her figure.
The Duchess of Cambridge’s pale yellow Emilia Wickstead dress, which she wore to a Guildhall reception on Friday, proved why Kate was right to turn to a
Genetisch sind Xand und Chris van Tulleken Klone. Dennoch sehen die 42-jährigen Zwillinge nicht identisch aus, denn Xand ist mehr als 30 Kilo schwerer als Chris. Das ist der größte Gewichtsunterschied, der in der langjährigen Zwillingsstudie am King’s College London festgestellt wurde.
Die van Tullekens leben in London. Sie streiten sich die ganze Zeit über das Essen – insbesondere, wie viel Xand isst. Sie sind auch beide Ärzte und moderieren britische Fernsehsendungen über Gesundheit und Ernährung. In einem neuen Podcast,
