Why can't we stop eating certain foods? - BBC

[@katiemurphy1197]

So the Food & Drink Federation said, “We hear you but we won’t stop. We will do just enough to shut you up by putting less crap in our crap but you will be addicted. We will continue to make our foods as unnatural as possible as long as we can get away with it. We are too big to crush. You being sick & unhealthy is big business & it’s not just us.

[@ritawing1064]

The alcohol industry says the same.

[@fazeelzubair2787]

What does the government do regarding this?

[@ecmeify]

Right? And effectively claiming the solutions the government could implement would not be effective and mainly for the people, all the while it would just be negative for them entirely..

[@1967MGC]

@@ritawing1064 I'll raise a toast to that.

[@canyouhandlethetruth8682]

could not have said it better myself

[@BarbaraDettori]

The worst is the effect on children. They're growing up thinking that's normal food.

[@jonathanh4120]

It's great for business though 🎉👌, the major food producers that own 85% of the supply chain can be whittled down to 8-10 huge global conglomerates, most based out of the US. Those same comglomerates also own the lion's share of big agriculture, so they own the modified genetics of seeds sold to farmers which they can only use with a license. Additionally, they also own the greatest market share of big pharma and have huge shares in big energy and practically run the government and own the military industrial complex. The world we once knew does not exist any more, everything we rely on is part of a huge collection of giant firms that control the world's food supply chains, medical systems, military forces...the list goes on.

[@mattbibbings]

Insane... Effectively saying "we didn't check to see if it's harmful but if you find out then we might stop. Meanwhile, eat more please..."

[@oo_rahbel_oo]

Reminiscent of the tobacco industry.

[@ratchet2505]

What hurts is everyone will see this and nothing will change

[@KK-lg8uz]

@@ratchet2505 what hurts even more is other people will see the nutritional advice they conclude with and think it’s the correct human diet and follow that hoping for the best results

[@st.altair4936]

@@KK-lg8uz Which of their recommended foods do you disagree with? Do you hate your veggies that much? Lol

[@KK-lg8uz]

@@st.altair4936 the ones that aren't man-made like basically every plant you eat lol. the entire dietary guidelines are nonsense and based on useless correlational studies, studies I can contradict with other studies showing the opposite lol

[@KK-lg8uz]

@@st.altair4936 the foods that are man-made like basically every plant you eat lol. the entire dietary guidelines are nonsense and based on useless correlational studies, studies I can contradict with other studies showing the opposite lol

[@KK-lg8uz]

@@st.altair4936 all of the man-made plants you eat lol

[@linedezainde]

The first thing to do is to teach cooking. I was a single mother below the poverty line, and I managed to serve good food to my kids. But I knew how to cook a tasty meal with few ingredients in 30 minutes.

[@kinngrimm]

Quite right. My first experinces in the kitchen were of those when my mother cooked. Back then she did not include us much as everything needed to go fast and so we did not learn. Luckily in our school system there was in one year included also cooking, which not all schoolsystems do, but it definetly helped. Then when i was on my own, the first years there was not much cooking done, but over time and due to circumstances i teached more and more to myself. KZbin for all its flaws, does have excellent cooking channels where not just recepies are being shown but perperation technics and how to work the different ressources. I think that kids should be let into the kitchen from early on and give them jobs. Sorting vegis, cleaning them, after a certain age small knives to clean and cut vegis, later bigger knives for meat prep. Showing them, letting them taste and smell herbs and knowledge about what they do in our boddies, all that and more could be done at home with some patience and time.

[@SuperAblabla]

I agree, even though I think it’s quite difficult to achieve the same kind of intensity of taste with fresh meals. I’m not sure how to describe it but processed foods definitely have a special taste to them. Luckily I don’t like that taste but I know others that love that and struggle to achieve this. Maybe it’s the amount of fat and carbohydrates in combination?

[@grooviechickie]

I know how to cook from scratch, and do it every day. I use loads of vegetables, good quality proteins, not many carbs etc. My job is very, very physical. Yet I'm obese.

[@BartBVanBockstaele]

I don't even cook. I just put a few vegetables in the microwave and press the button. Takes seconds, when the oven says beep, I eat. I put some beans/lentils and/or grains with water in the rice cooker and press the button. When the rice cookers beeps, I eat. It is all so simple.

[@Erskchar]

👌👌👌

[@vugialinh7181]

Ayyy i watched because this man has a book with the same title: Why can't we stop eating ultra-processed food. Love that book so much ❤

[@rollforever85]

Isn’t the title Ultra Processed People?

[@vugialinh7181]

@ i think you named the top of it and i named the bottom cause i only remember that 🤓

[@Hasmiral]

A pizza is not a pizza. You can sure from time to time enjoy a "real" freshly made pizza with handmade dough (best case whole wheat), fresh tomatoes, basil, some mushrooms, fish, lean "prociutto", olives, artichoke hearts, some teaspoons of extra virgin cold pressed olive oil on it, it fits on a normal size plate, eaten without haste in your family. No family size or party size pizza and no wolfing down of a frozen whatever piece of processed material on top a lot of undefinable grease. So a pizza is NOT a pizza, it can be food. I am a german woman married to an italian, everytime we saw or even ate pizza in the US we regretted it deeply.

[@niconii3663]

exactly! pizza can be yummy and still be healthy and taste fresh.. i love pizza but when i say pizza i mean the type of pizza you just described. the overly salty with tons of meat and cheese on top isnt what i want when i say i crave pizza

[@canyouhandlethetruth8682]

thanks for the wonderful pizza recipe!

[@cigomakovic1142]

@@niconii3663 I actually crave healthy pizza with a ton of meat and cheese on top, with a lot of salt... this is exactly what pizza makes so healthy, the high protein content. And I mean high quality cheese and meat. Frozen pizzas have a lot of garbage in the dough, same with other processed pizza's, and low quality meats or cheese's, so its not filling but its highly palatable. Can be equally palatable and much more filling and healthier if made right.

[@cigomakovic1142]

This is exactly what I think so too. I live in central EU and well done pizza is from restaurants and pizza places. The worst pizza is frozen, and sometimes rarely from fast foods.

[@Dominik40301]

Its sad how my parents make "home made pizza" and call it healthy, while they use ham from store, cheese too, these two by itself have like 10 or more chemicals together with 'E' infront of number. They also used ketchup before i told them to put our grown minced tomato. In last few years they went full ultraprocessed, using microwave and toasts.

[@fornx8574]

One day, as a nation, we will be comfortable listening to a documentary without theatrical music in the background. One day we will just listen to words without the drama added-hopefully in my lifetime.

[@julianaylor4351]

To avoid this stuff, you have to know how to cook from scratch. Schools need to teach cooking to all children and teenagers. The more marketing some food item has, the more it will probably be bad for you. Always read the label. Find out what the ingredients are. Buy some basic cooking equipment, even pound shops sell, cheap cookware.

[@Yojimbokun]

100%

[@glauberdona2970]

Perfect

[@katenpp]

All our parents know how to cook because they grew up in the 80s-90s, with healthy cooking culture at home. School lessons are fine, but it`s the parents who should teach good habits to their children

[@julianaylor4351]

@@katenpp Depends on the school and whether cooking is taught or not. It also varies from country to country.

[@Sain065]

Excuses .. there’s a new invention called air fryer

[@PaddyPawsRescue]

Can we please stop with the myth that fast food is cheaper than regular food? All it is is easier. Go get a secondhand crockpot and you can make yourself a beautiful meal with really cheap food.

[@alanwisdom7777]

Exactly junk food is expensive, already because it is empty but dense calories, does not satiate, and people have to eat a lot of junk food and ultra-processed food to have a minimum of satiating effect.

[@joycemansfield1108]

Yes and lentils are cheap.

[@SuperAblabla]

Fast food like McDonalds or something else. But ultra processed foods like a burger to put in the microwave is definitely cheaper than the ones you make from scratch.

[@Skygrey2943]

Yeah I guess you didn't watch the video.

[@LafemmebearMusic]

@@joycemansfield1108lentils are fine … but also ….you do know we die at the end of this? Most people are moments away from full financial ruin everything costs so much constantly stressed , no end in sight but yes, let’s eat lentils cus that , will make the aforementioned better…🫠

[@victoria256r]

Whatever FDA says I try to avoid it. I found myself in this rabbit hole of so many industry lies when I read "The 23 Former Doctor Truths". Its no wonder why Doctor left her career.

[@alcott122]

Totally agree with you on that

[@alcott122]

COULDNT BE SAID BETTER

[@dkg_gdk]

Who needs the FDA to know you should not eat processed foods?

[@狸貓-z9d]

I found this video is good for listening and learning English in British accent, especially the last part of the video, which there are only black background with white subtitle.

[@algrant5293]

When I clicked on the link to watch this up popped an advert for Dorritos before the vid opened. Definition of irony!

[@Caroline-qy6tl]

I had a nestle chocolate mousse 😂

[@evaisgewoonsuperstom]

When i try to explain this situation to friends, i’ll always use the example of a pie. When you buy a pie in the supermarket, you can finish the whole thing by yourself in under 30 minutes. You’ve probably eaten all of your daily calories, but will feel hungry in a few hours. If you make a pie yourself, you would only eat a slice. Maybe 2, but never the whole pie. You’d be stuffed if you did! And the taste is so much better! Its only because you’ve made a cake with whole ingredients, that doesn’t try to seduce you to another bite and then another bite.

[@dengueberries]

If there's a traffic light system for calories, then there should be one for whether or not it is ultra processed... Problem is, everything they sell, aside from fruits, vegetables, pulses, and meats are ultra processed...

[@user-nj3ql2eh2z]

huge thanks for creating such an amazing video

[@XYZ-qu4yq]

I scan barcodes of supermarket products with Yuka. It tells you if the food is: Excellent, Good, Poor or Bad for you.

[@pegapage9603]

Well, just don't try to really understand what's in them right? An app doesn't make you understand your food.

[@robbinblock2725]

One of the best ways I've found to stop eating it is not to buy it.

[@straighttalk9999]

jesse welles song 'fat' summarizes this perfectly

[@darkrayvens1]

Snap crackle and pop is what we hear in yoga class now in our 40's. 😅

[@Ben-mw6es]

hahaha

[@LindaJopson]

And in our fifties, sixties etc.!!!😅😊

[@valfanclub]

😂😂😂😂

[@Ayurveda_Anytime]

You need to look after your joints with healthy fats. Some joint care that’s why Ayurveda was always studies side by side to yoga.

[@verablack3137]

I found that by just planning out my calories cooking and eating exactly that despite being in a deficit I don’t find myself hungry. I think it is that since I planned my meals in advance I got plenty of protein and fiber and weighed it all during meal prepping, it really made all the difference. Also since I only buy what I am meal prepping I don’t have a bunch of snacks around

[@derrickmurray3782]

What I found hysterical was the pizza ad after this…

[@justgivemethetruth]

I've been hopelessly addicted to eating processed foods because that is what our society told us was normal and OK. I drank soda with practically every meal of my life until about 2010.

[@closeencountersoftheweirdkind]

Wow, this is super fascinating

[@HoodooOperator]

Why can’t I find this doc, in its entirety, anywhere??

[@itsfrancob]

tried viewing per the link above - only valid if in the U.K. apparently.

[@Disciplined_Fate]

3:52 This example of sonic branding reminds me of something else. The Nintendo Switch has the snap sound effect. It is very ironic to the Nintendo Switch and satisfying to hear like opening a can of soda. I've also noticed something else in past Pokemon advertisements. The first thing you will hear is Pikachu saying "Pika" as an announcement to grab your or children's attention to watch the actual Pokemon commercial after the "Pika". Just hearing Pikachu as the first thing, you instantly recognized a Pokemon commercial will play. Pikachu is their mascot for their brand anyway.

[@TuRK001982]

Where can we watch in full ?

[@AlexandraBernabela]

I wanna know too

[@SJ-nf3yx]

There are a couple of podcasts with Chris - youtube and others

[@sylvesteroumaouma1905]

thank u bbc

[@d-rey1758]

what is the name of this documentary ?

[@concretesub8253]

Nice BBC,this has a good edge to it! The addictive chemicals added,is messing with our brains. I like the very last line of text🙂

[@lyndonfring6421]

I am asian and addicted to rice. We gotta have rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner.... and snack on rice cakes and rice porridge. Help.

[@Everybody47]

My classmates even take those snacks as their lunch everyday.

[@Kattel]

What you're calling food isn't real food. That's junk. True food is nutritious and medicinal, benefiting all animals, including humans.

[@userzhe]

could you please add subttitle ,( I know there is subtitle button, but some is wrong) , some words really hard to hear clearly for un natives.

[@marbleking1307]

The only thing in life that feels good is eating since my mom died and I got burned out because of bullying at work. I am not overweight but I really understand how people go there. Mad world.

[@sugandhadogra1781]

Dnt eat much . Ur response is an antidote to depression actually. Rather go out and run and walk and travel . Make that as an addiction. Sending u lots of love . I know life is nothing without our mom ❤️

[@BlissfulForever888]

I am totally in love with coffee and chocolate, and I am not sorry :) I will keep eating them with great relish.

[@ericpmoss]

Well, yeah, but plain coffee is zero calorie, and chocolate is an obvious treat not pretending to be something it isn't. These sugary cereals advertised to be "part of a healthy diet" are a different matter, as are the chips which hide all sorts of sugars and fats.

[@styopaa.z]

I bet people who get a stroke will never eat fries again 😂

[@stevielj]

The only balance in the food is when weighed in a container.

[@theMailave]

I got here from tiktok and I need to ask questions..... this documentary was 3 years ago, so did the organization or the scientists have more proof on ultra processed food and real food? bcs I'm getting worried

[@sidramehmood1]

M so thankful of bbc documentaries. So full of knowledge ❤

[@pointsoflightradio9785]

Smell is a big thing that attracts us to food. There's a reason you can smell McDonalds food prior to entering a restaurant. The same goes for pizza. The meat is deliberately designed to give off scent

[@richarde3378]

I'll never give up my Doritos and gummy bears!

[@gm7304]

I'm going on 5 years whole foods. However I'm still hooked on flavored coffee creamers and sugar.

[@debbiejohnson4034]

Try this maybe: blend 1 cup soaked cashews, 2 cups water, dates, 1 tsp vanilla, pinch salt. Everything can be adjusted to your preferences. Use high speed blender- yum

[@gm7304]

@@debbiejohnson4034 Thank You so very much. If I can stop drinking booze Hopefully I can quit this addiction. because I know what's in these creamers I was too scared to read the ingredients. 4 years no booze or cigarettes. Thanx Again

[@nullunit2830]

More Chris and Xand Van Tulleken, forever 🤍

[@tarpan360]

In mid-1970's they told us that meat and fat is unhealthy and we should eat grains, preferably with seed oils. There you have it. The cause of all our present woes.

[@wollahmeh8823]

Is that why meat consumption is higher than ever before? It's always been about calories in vs calories out. Snacks and a sedentary lifestyle have caused this obesity crisis in the US.

[@tarpan360]

@@wollahmeh8823 "Calories in vs calories out" might be true when you eat carbs. If you're in ketosis, some of the ketones you just pee out, so it's not about mathematics anymore. And when you have a fatty meal, you don't crave for snacks, so your daily calories intake can be controlled more easily. I lost 66 lbs eating mainly meat and animal fat. My diabetes is gone.

[@KristinaKeyesCreations]

My joint pain is gone and nausea is almost dissipated. It’s truly amazing! My mental heath got WAY better way faster than I thought possible. I was able to get on and off SSRIs within 8 months, despite the horrible fluctuations in doses I had.

[@kinngrimm]

Best way to stop is not to buy these in the first place. Then it also becomes easier to buy and cook healthy, as you are not constantly reminded you have those easier tastier options around anymore.

[@Bunny_r_r]

Exactly🎉

[@stilgar2007]

I can't have gummy bears in the house.

[@yosoet77]

My Health Recommendations: -No sugar (only fruits and raw honey but very little) -No alcohol -No smoking (all types) -Red Meat & Chicken 2-3 times a week max (only organic) -No artificial sweeteners (cola light, zero etc) -Fish: eat only wild fish no farm fish (2-3 times a week) -No Canned Food (BPA, Salt, Preservatives) -No Processed food or processed meat at all (hot dog etc) -No fried food (only fried in olive oil and very rarely) -Cook at home preferably (controlled environment) -Eat organic legumes (soaked in water overnight due to lectins) -Eat organic vegetables (slowly cooked or steamed is better for digestion) -Dishwasher residue : wash dishes with hot water before use -No plastic bottles or containers (be aware of sun effect) -No sun screen, only mineral sun screen (oxybenzone risk) -No artificial perfume/fragrance only essential oils (phthalate, paraben) -shampoo , shower gel : organic with no chemicals -Water in jar only not PET -Use organic soap with essential oils -Carbon filter tap water (filters hormones, micro plastic, pesticides) -No Teflon pans, use only stainless steel pans and cookware (PFAs) -Organic Cacao drink with water good to replace coffee (+1 tsp of coconut oil) -Very little coffee (organic espresso) or cappuccino with organic milk (2 hours between meals) -Self made organic bread (wheat water salt yeast olive oil and 24 hour dough rest) -Breakfast: Organic Eggs, Grass Fed Organic butter -No Margarine, only grass fed organic butter -No soya, sunflower, canola oil, cook/fry only with extra virgin olive oil -One shot of extra virgin olive oil in the morning (1 tbsp) -Vitamin D+K2 drops every day 2000 IU with olive oil for better absorption -avoid endocrine / hormone disruptors -> no chemicals, plastic -Avoid pesticides (like glyphosate) -> buy organic wheat, vegetables, fruits -Some vegetables and fruits are highly contaminated with pesticides -Like tomatoes, berries, leafy greens, apples -> buy organic -Avoid any type of medicine -> use herbs and spices like ginger garlic oregano -Avoid antibiotics at all cost -> use herbs and spices like ginger garlic oregano -Eat probiotic food like raw kefir, yoghurt, kimchi but don't abuse (may cause bloating) -10min workout every morning (30 burpees and 30 push ups) -Try raw milk (cow, goat, camel) and traditional non homogenized milk but don't abuse -No vegetable milk like soya or oat milk (hormones and added vegetable oil) -Avoid screens before and after bed -Reduce screen time at minimum

[@KK-lg8uz]

your diet should be based around fatty red meat. That is our oldest evolutionary food type so it makes no sense to limit it. The research linking it to cancer is useless, like almost all nutritional research. They show correlation, not causation. Its why we have studies and populations showing the opposite. Hong Kong for example. The diet should be low, to zero carb. Very few fruits if any, and basically no vegetables. If you look up the history of the plants we eat they are all man-made, they look nothing like their wild-types which often dont even exist. Mimic our evolutionary diet for a couple of months and see how you feel. Its night and day. Worth a go.

[@suzannegagne8692]

Are you kidding? No normal person and certainly not any family can do these.

[@KK-lg8uz]

@@suzannegagne8692 that’s the spirt

[@GotPeaced]

Supply and demand runs businesses. Not a fan of anything that points fingers at businesses that are only there to make money, which doesn't challenge us the consumers to take responsibility for our choices. If we stop eating it they will change their MO. The problem is we don't understand the power of our thoughts when it comes to our relationship with our Body. Our Body adapts to our thoughts, so, our eating habit is a product of our Mindset, not businesses. I've been in the fitness industry personally since 1989, and professionally since 1997, so I've encountered many with lack of discipline with food. The problem with most is always an unwillingness to change their Mindset, which means setting boundaries within and without. When they finally do, they realize that being their old way was an uphill battle that never ends. I know without a doubt that there is no food that's irresistible to us having a Mindset that's in harmony with Mind and Body.

[@petermcmillan3446]

SALT! We need to do something about the levels of salt in food. I did the six weeks with no added salt thing, and I've never looked back. I don't need salt on my chips or rice or pasta anymore, and flavours are so much better. Processed foods now taste poisonous to me.

[@destinyanddiamond5]

Watching this whilst devouring a pizza 😂

[@carhoarder602]

When you eat real food people consider it a diet

[@Mynameisroberto]

That's so much true. I always take homemade lunches with me to university, and my groupmates always ask me if I'm on a diet and restrict myself. Meanwhile, my food is very filling and diverse

[@davidthomas-ot4cl]

Sugar is the worst of all. I can be completely stuffed with food and then you give me some sweets and I can shove in another 500 or 600 calories with ease. It's scary!

[@carhoarder602]

Food addiction is underlooked

[@unidentified5390]

Informative

[@user-sv4rp4iz81]

This is another exceptional series with Sir David Attenborough , this time about Asia. Spectacular scenes and outstanding if watched on a big screen . Thoroughly enjoyed the first episode, looking forward to seeing more.😊

[@fabio.1]

I lost 80 lbs on keto diet and still have cravings, it sucks

[@MovmentOf4B_moab]

The graphic at the beginning is an evidence in itself. But still: YOU CAN RESIST. Fight. 🤘🔥

[@bigALmagicDOTcom]

I had to go on the carnivore diet and add a few foods. My weight is stable now and I feel much better.

[@inderpalsingh7758]

That is very serious issue for world nice attempt

[@Slainshadow42]

Seed Oils, Cholesterol is bad, Let's make everything SUPER addictive. Texture is KING. Something that is easier to eat means less expenditure of energy. Feeds into the adage of the path of least resistance. Taste buds trigger emotion. Emotions overrun Logic. Furthermore, eating with your eyes. Displays of Fast food curated by specialists to make the display look as appetizing as possible. Plays on every single part of the human psyche to leverage those food types regardless of how they affect you later that evening or the next day. All in the namesake of Convenience. It's only the one time, it'll be ok. (Don't think about the compounding effect) 😎

[@ev4red1]

What is the citation for the graph of obesity rates across decades at the beginning? Thanks in advance.

[@Confusediam2]

I keep to vegetables ,fruit and porridge, no dairy ,meat ,suger, fat takeaways, processed biscuits, sweet chocolate, and i dont smoke or drink., im a veggie vegan and i make my own food, never eat in restaurants or from the high street cafes

[@ayam6850]

3:22 😔❤️Sherlock theme

[@eleanorrigby7897]

Thanks for letting me know. I knew it sounded familiar ❤😮

[@MelliaBoomBot]

2 potatoes, 2 carrot, a brocoli, an onion, a red pepper, a tin of baked beans and some garlic, turmeric and black pepper. Chuck in a pan, eat for four to five nights. I just dont get it, why folks just dont do this, I do...twice a month..saves me a fortune.

[@fistfullofhope2105]

U eating food after four days

[@lumcheeleong444]

The drink and food that each can affordable for each day and night.......

[@iainmackenzieUK]

What is the difference between the way our food and those of our dogs and cats are processed and marketed at us? We are just as vulnerable to the power of science/ psychology-based corporate behaviours as our pets.

[@TessDurbeyfield]

There is no difference. The food is quite literally made by the same companies (Mars, Nestle, etc).

[@beatricemiloiu9419]

All of this is true and awful, but ultimately, we as consumers still have the choice. We have the choice to educate ourselves on this and on what food is actually beneficial for us, and we have the choice to eat what we want. So ultimately, it really is up to us...

[@lisahodges8299]

Porridge is soft food. It does not have bad day to help the swallowing process. Birdy

[@2catscan]

Porridge is actually oats, which contain plenty of fibre.

[@SuperAblabla]

Compare having a hand full of porridge and a hand full of Cheetos and how it feels in your stomach. It’s not the same softness

[@PSA78]

This whole episode is kinda missing the mark a bit. 😄

[@jaker3151]

Porridge is not as healthy as many people think and as it's portrayed in adverts/marketing. Check the label on your packet and you might be very surprised. Sure it's high in fibre but it can also be very high in sugar content, has a high calorie count and a high carb count.

[@PSA78]

@jaker3151 It's usually highly satiating for it's calorie content which can make it a good choice, but there's several kinds and can be cooked differently. Carbs is nothing to be afraid of, a preferred energy source for our body.

[@GloriaW888]

Addicted to food. Now phones. 😢

[@qizhang2032]

Tax on processed food and subsidy fresh food would be a solution.

[@SEBZED86]

Can someone tell me about Rice/Corn cakes? They’re my potent snack….

[@suen5006]

As the man demonstrated, they are soft foods - crunchy at first, but they quickly break down and are rapidly digested. They have a high glycemic index, like most bread.

[@lechenaultia5863]

They break down to simple sugars immediately. Sorry.

[@flaviamilani1927]

Processed food contains carbs and sugars . That is the main reason it is addictive. I have lost 24 kg about 48 pounds because I eliminated carbs and sugar. I have never eaten processed food except corn flakes and have been cooking all my life. I didn’t even buy cookies but baked them from scratch only occasionally. You are completely right about processed food of course but missing the POINT . THE POINT IS THEY ARE ADDICTIVE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN CARBOHYDRATES AND SUGARS. Why are you so afraid to say this ? I lived most of my life in Italy and I can assure you obesity is going through the roof because people eat too many carbs . Processed food is NOT the real problem. Of course it is part of the problem but I can assure you people here know how to cook and the problem is they consume too many carbohydrates which they cannot metabolise correctly unless they are young and athletic. In southern Italy children’s obesity is 50% because they consume nothing but pasta, pizza, bread.

[@bonniemartin4232]

They are obese because they are consuming processed foods. Pasta is absolutely fine but it's what you put on the pasta that is the issue. If I eat pasta, I eat it with a ton of veggies to bulk it up. I eat lots of carbs and I'm very fit and healthy at age 65. I eat lots of potatoes, rice, and the occasional pasta. For lunch today, I put my already pressure cooked potato that was kept in the fridge in the air fryer and then steamed some broccoli plus added my air fried tofu along with my homemade oil free hummus and will eat this for the next few days. Delicious. Don't be afraid of carbs. You just want to avoid/minimize the simple, processed carbs that contain added sugars and refined grains.

[@kathyatherton2869]

⁠@@bonniemartin4232 That’s fine that eating that way has worked for you, but it never worked for me. I cooked from scratch including whole wheat sourdough bread, steel cut oats each morning and focused on veggies instead of meat and using less processed grains like pearled barley and farro. I was constantly hungry! Developed type 2 diabetes and was lucky enough to have a doctor suggest low carb. Diabetes went into remission in 3 months without medication, blood pressure lowered, weight down 50 pounds, but best of all my hunger finally felt satisfied. That was 6 years ago (now 65) and I’m still sticking to low carb whole foods (mostly meats, eggs and fish) without any desire to return to eating breads and pastas and fruits let alone things like potato chips and cookies. Weight and blood sugar are all remaining good. Again, nice that it worked for you, but for many of us, grains and starchy vegetables are a big problem.

[@ETA555]

2:38 stop calling candy food!

[@mistabone3899]

RJR buying general foods? That should be all you need to know.

[@xenokeeeTTV]

Its like putting milk in front of a cat, then blame the cat she/he drank the milk.

[@sarahblaquiere3121]

Big Food are now paying 'experts' to tout the benefits of ultra-processed foods, in an effort to create doubt about their harms.

[@niconii3663]

"food that dont exist in nature" you can do some of these food yourself and make a healthy variant of it. pizza doesnt need to be unhealthy at all.. its just the ultra processed supermarket pizza that is bad, but pizza itself is not a bad food - make your own healthy pizza at home. also chocolate isnt that bad at all. the cacao itself can be really healthy - you can make unsugared bitter chocolate. a healthy pizza or bitter chocolate can taste amazing, people are just so used to sugar and salt that theirtaste buds became so numb that when there isnt enough sugar or salt in it they dont like it.

[@BartBVanBockstaele]

We can't stop because we like them and lack the willpower to stop. There is nothing nefarious going on. The industry wants and must make money. It does that by selling products people buy. No one makes money by selling products people don't buy. That is true for food companies, it is true for dentists, hairdressers, book authors, floor cleaners, teachers absolutely everybody. If you don't want that, then just don't buy the stuff. *Almost* anyone can do it, with the exception of the people at or below the bottom of the financial ladder: the poorest of the poor and those who are working excessively long days to make ends meet. All the rest is just nonsense to avoid looking in the mirror and see who is the one who makes us fat. We do. Nobody else, unless we are being gavaged.

[@geraldinetoughey9622]

Britain and Ireland joined the EU then called the EEC, in 1973. Is this a coincidence?

[@jooseppib1082]

Just eat food and leave all the snacks

[@amuhald2785]

Omg😢

[@demoisellelenina]

Why? Because our normal meals are not good enough to satisfy our stomach that's why we eat so called chocolate contains loads of sugar n carob colors.

[@trinidadandtobago7098]

👍🏿💯

[@davidthomas-ot4cl]

He's wrong about saying poor people can only afford junk food. That's not true. A McDonald's is about £7. For that you could buy lots of potatoes, rice and frozen veg. So that excuse needs to go away. It's cheaper to buy healthy food than to eat junk food.

[@sarahblaquiere3121]

Oh, I'll bet food and drink manufacturers take the issues of obesity and poor diets very seriously - they want to create more and more of them while they can still make a profit, before enough people wise up and decide to bring a few class-action lawsuits against them.

[@keytolearningdubnadubna6036]

I don’t like these sounds, or crunchiness, or any of these. And I can’t and don’t like to eat anything that is bad for me, that is why I scrutinize the ingredients and check everything. But…. I love the feeling of eating, so I choose fresh sour dough bread, salads, chicken, fruits, some diary products - and eat all these all day long when I am home. When I am outside, I try to find a nice place for coffee and some eggs and toasts. But the amount of food and the process I enjoy - that’s what makes me gain weight! I even hate all these sounds the scientists are talking about. But they do not talk on my kind issue - emotional orthorexic eating habits with some compulsive overeating of healthy food. Research this phenomenon

[@bendikkirkbakk1833]

You have to choose mot to like Avoiding alcohol and drugs ect...

[@pegapage9603]

You have to choose not to like avoiding alcohol? That means you actually decide to NOT avoid it, that you decide to drink it.

[@permanenttrack]

The question of free will has become tangled in everything. Eventually it will be seen as humanity’s largest misstep in understanding ourselves. And once again Xian religion has suffering at its feet. Merry Christmas!

[@pauless76]

you can blame them for the marketing, the sound research, the addictive substances, the colours, the shape etc...at the end it all the depends from what you chose, you you you chose and you are the only responsible for the choice you make. Stop blaming others, be responsible when you eat and drink.

[@tankgojet2468]

One word. Addiction. Same as nicotine, etc.

[@KK-lg8uz]

6:42 "its not minimally processed foods like fruits, vegetables, or beans or lean meats like chicken breast.. its foods that dont exist in nature" The fruits and vegetables we eat do not exist in nature, they are all man-made. We cultivated all of them. And in nature we have never eaten lean meats, we always prioritised fatty meats. The plants we ate were limited to very few, or none. Usually being wild-type seasonal fruits like berries, tubers, some nuts and grains during times of lack. Likely starvation foods when there were few animals to harvest. These plants were often limited due to season, geography or climate and not prioritised. The supposed experts in nutrition are still way off with their understanding of the correct human diet. We are not a high carb, low fat species. Never have been until agriculture started, and as a result our bones got weaker, brains got smaller. we became more prone to dental abnormalities and disease and we shrunk several inches in size. Its all in the fossil record, ask any anthropologist. Most animal species (50-60%) rely on getting most of their calories from fat; whether its directly from eating the fat of other animals like humans have, or from the fermentation of plant fibres into short chain fatty acids in their digestive system like most herbivores do. We evolved away from that fermentation millions of years ago. Its why our large intestine shrunk and we have an atrophied caecum - its our appendix.

[@Jane_Friday]

Yes schools need to teach cooking, but... Everyone in the Western World has Internet. Is it realy this hard to google receipes and entire cooking videos? You would be surprized how much tasty, nutritious and inexpensive dishes there are, because that was the task for 2000 years of humankind, living of the land, tight ressources, cooking from scratch.

[@geas989]

I am not to blame for being a drug addict, heroine is so addictive...

[@devabratadixit303]

Ban foods if they are unhealthy.

[@pretendtobenormal8064]

It's the dose that makes the poison.

[@PSA78]

No food is unhealthy in isolation, it's how much is consumed over time that matters. And that's for our body, we have a mind as well that deserve some soulfood.

[@zachariahalonzo6930]

That fact that the FDA refused to interview with these people says a lot.

[@julie.lallier.doucet]

It's not complicated: eat whole foods, cook, avoid seed oils and sugars. Voilà!

[@starmanjesus5679]

please british friends on the bbc leave out from that list the original italian sourdough pizza made with fresh ingredients and vegetables is not junk food at all

[@churabhok2869]

All this food is good 👍🏻....we should eat more and more 😈

[@TOPGNBR1]

You are in control of yourself stop blaming everyone else you don’t have to eat anything people are just lazy to cook