The Italian Diet Paradox - How Additives Make Us Crave More Food

[@SophsNotes]

Three orders of business: Sign up to Nebula for exclusive and ad free videos from me, including taking the piss out of Michael's paper here - go.nebula.tv/sophsnotes Sorry I keep saying 'pallegra' when it's 'pellagra' 🙃 Fave food: probably raspberries, tell me yours

[@RenayEmond]

Yes❤ DEFINITELY RASPBERRIES are my Favorite Food 💯

[@maxnuding6480]

Congrats, you've reached the "I'll send my friends the link to the video while I'm still watching it, because I trust you that the second half will be as good as the first one" level of creator for me. Also, Italian food seems to be super *tasty* (I can confirm, I've been there!)

[@SophsNotes]

Genuinely chuffed to be at that level, thank you! I'll try to make sure I don't suddenly go rogue in my second halves

[@quakquak6141]

"Let's go to Italy" ok, cool, "specifically northern Italy", great, I'm already there, "how about Bologna", I guess I have to tidy up my room, I'm getting a lot of guests today.

[@MrTapierwithmustache]

I have only watched quarterway but that explains so much. I do see myself as an addiction resistant person when it comes to food, and have been raised on my italian moms cooking. Coincidence? Perhaps, but I like this explanation more.

[@nonickname8959]

Sharing food you made yourself just automatically makes it more tasty

[@davidjennings2179]

As someone who was halfway through a box of maltesers I can confirm I barely registered the last five or...ten.... I'm going to put them away and make myself some proper dinner! Thanks Soph

[@nicoletteberthelot1784]

This was a TASTY episode!

[@Jay-fl5yr]

With KZbin seemingly getting worse and worse all the time, I’m really happy with my purchase of a Nebula membership. Lots of tasty comment on there… I would never have found this channel if not for it.

[@francoiscarrier8745]

I was pleasantly surprised with the availability of fresh, tasty food at many neighbourhood stores when we recently visited London. To your point about the difficulty to find affordable good food in the US, I quickly took to stopping at M&S, Sainsbury, or Tessco on my way back to our room at the end of every day. Super convenient and makes the need for extended shelf life less an issue. Also, fresh fruits and vegetables where I live in the US are more expensive than heavily processed ready-to-eat foods. The mindset matters but the budget constraints are real.

[@JesseFeld]

Wow! The idea that uncertainty drives addiction, and so food additives lead to more addictive behaviour is mind-blowing. Soph, I wonder what you'd think of some of these new medications which help both with weight loss but also appear to help drug addicts?

[@jamesmontavon850]

My wife and I love reminding each other to take a mindful bite! So much more tasty and satisfying

[@alt64paty]

how can a non-cooking video open my appetite this much?! now i need some tasty italian food for real

[@poozlius]

Favorite food? Whatever's convenient, as long as it's tasty. I'm easy ;-)

[@scoott360]

Can't wait for all the tasty Italian food next week, when I go home for Christmas.

[@protocol6]

I'm slightly surprised you didn't go with Rosemary & Thyme instead of Miss Marple, but I suppose it's less well known, and the name would confuse anyone who hadn't heard of it. And I'm not even sure if you are old enough to remember it. Great video as always.

[@SophsNotes]

Oh my gosh FUMING that I didn't think of this!! I loved that show! Pam Ferris and Felicity Kendall what a winning combo

[@corneliawindstroem]

Tasty :) Very fitting my favourite food are Gnocchi in tomato mozzarella sauce

[@LeanneModenPoet]

Was super excited to hear a familiar voice on radio 4 the other day! Whoop Whoop! Keep up the good work! :)

[@SophsNotes]

You heard it live! Ahh that's amazing, thanks for letting me know 🥰

[@Bethgael]

Recommended this to friends via FB, hopefully they'll find the subject as *tasty* as I did.

[@birches2468]

Thank you! A really interesting exploration of the impact of additives and vitamins on our eating habits, full of tasty anecdotes 😂

[@Patterner]

excellent information und brilliant presentation!

[@CaptainMarvelsSon]

I love food. I. _Love._ Food. Flavor is _everything._ Beef, poultry, fish, vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, milk, sugar, fat, healthy, unhealthy... I love it all. While I don't like every single food, the only general turnoffs that I have are certain foods with a very pungent smell (like asparagus) or slimy foods. (Ugh.) Texture of food is important. I _am_ one of those people who can sit and eat a meal for an hour while casually chatting while everyone else was finished thirty to forty minutes ago. I can enjoy a flavorful mixed salad as much as a tender steak or a candy bar. Forget calories or weight. For as long as I can, I will eat and live full, fat (slightly) and happy!

[@loretta_3843]

I've grown up in Australia with Italian parents. I've visited Italy 3 times (damn long trip!) Yes, food is beyond important. However you don't see so many overweight people (except for tourists 🤷🏻‍♀️). Even my parents, every meal has a first, main, salad/fruit. However their portions are smaller and they take their time eating. I've gotten used to bigger portions and wolfing things down as normal. (Also, last time I was in Italy, it seemed as if you'd meet a guy, 1st he asks your name, 2nd he asks if you cook😅 yet they cooked better than me!)

[@sdzielinski]

Mindfulness/meditation training often includes eating a single raisin, but to eat it while beining mindful about it. It tastes better. It would take a handful of raisins to get the same effect, save for the massive insulin spike.

[@chantellebehrens]

Favourite foods are spaghetti with every kind of sauce, and sushi/sashimi!

[@susannicolasheehan]

The Ultra Processed People book is very good. I’ve also read that book and it has helped. Going to read the other one you recommended over Christmas. Thanks for all the educational videos, Soph. Best wishes for 2024.

[@SophsNotes]

Yeah I've jumped around reading it whilst researching this video so am looking forward to going through the whole thing. All the best for 2024! Thanks for watching 🥰

[@RossParker1877]

I've always struggled with my weight. Exercise is a challenge when balancing work and life. Let's also be honest, food is just really tasty 😂. Thanks again for a really interesting video. Merry winterval to you and yours Soph ❤

[@SophsNotes]

Merry winterval Ross! Love that

[@cezzykins]

tasty information :) just read the UPF people book you've referenced, it was very eye-opening. since i've read the book, i've made a conscious effort to turn to healthier desserts made from scratch, such as dark chocolate, dates, fruits, yoghurt, and really experimenting with turning those items into something delicious. after just 1 month of this, i've discovered that not only can i eat more dessert for the same calories i would previously consume a small serving of UPF dessert, i also can't stand the UPF desserts anymore! they are absolutely flavourless, which is something chris van tulleken talks about in his book. once you start analysing UPF food, you realise just how bland and lacking in flavour profile it is.

[@nightly_built]

got here after watching tom scott money with you (loved it), just started the video and I just want to say that the italian map is missing sardinia! I know they might not be the best, but we still like them enough!

[@PhillipParr]

All those biscuits would usually make me crave biscuits, but I've managed to get in to (and mostly stay in) a frame of mind that's allowed me to lose 3.5 stone (22.2kg) since May. And perhaps surprisingly, there's plenty of frozen veg, potato waffles, and process crumbed chicken in that diet. I figured that if I gave myself elements of what I craved it'd stop me reaching for Just Eat, and it's done a good job so far. My big things are balanced (carbs, proteins, fats, etc) though I've not been paying much attention to my vitamins - I don't have rickets yet. I'm taking in roughly 1300kcal a day, and once or twice every two weeks I'll have a "normal" day where I can eat anything and everything. For me, I can control my hunger and weight with determination, but it's definitely not the easiest thing. My favourite additive is aspartame and my favourite food is anything with sugar, the more the better. That's why there's only aspartame in my house right now 😂

[@woodywoodverchecker]

I have noticed the same thing with salt. If I cook pasta with less salt, I tend to shovel in more of it. So making it tasty probably doesn't make it less healthy.

[@epyon_avenger]

Having been raised with Italian family, I can confirm the food is tasty, and often carbs smothered in fats. Interestingly though, I've found my own experiences to run kind of opposite to the second half of the video. When food was a focus, it was too easy to indulge. You want that good feeling, the satiation and satisfaction and social connection. As soon as I made food a chore: precisely measured, consumed, cleaned-up-after, and moved-on-from, it wasn't a temptation anymore. It was a small task in the day that required completion, not meant to be enjoyed or dwelled upon. Does that mean I never enjoy food? Not at all. It just means, for me, a "standard meal" (eg. not a social event, a special choice, etc.) has little-to-no expectation of any kind of anything, and that's made it something that is hard to crave, because it's nothing at all. One case doesn't make proof, but I feel like fully de-romanticizing it _can_ be helpful for some people, even if they're statistically outliers.

[@SophsNotes]

This is a really interesting perspective - thank you for sharing!!

[@epyon_avenger]

@@SophsNotes Quite welcome! I hope it didn't come off dismissive of your video at all. I realize I'm uh...probably nowhere near neurotypical, so what is good for me is probably only good for a tiny subset of people. I've never seen a book/movie/tv-show talking about food from the perspective of someone on the neurodivergent ends of the spectrum, so I figured I'd toss my two cents in.

[@authentic4581]

Picking my favourite food is pretty tough. But i will say, i find a good curry to be sooo tasty!

[@bacchic6676]

hey dude, not sure if you'll spot this but I dunno if you've seen the latest upload from future proof? makes some very similar arguments which curiously don't feature at all in their source list...

[@JamesR1986]

I wonder if this is why obesity is associated with poverty. Rich people can afford all natural foods, where poor people eat foods with more additives.

[@itskatbrown]

This video got me to say out loud "I'm in this picture and I don't like it". I love living in the US where every day I get to learn about a cool new way the government ruined my life before I was even born. Either way, tasty video, thank you for your hard work.

[@Rosa-lv8yw]

Took me a while but finally got to bite into this tasty video

[@markchapman6800]

Some highly tasty ideas here.

[@filippoformoso9690]

Northern Italian here, two things: 1) I have no idea how I remain slim with my current diet, based on calorie count I should be obese. 2) Is Bologna really Northern Italy? Geographically speaking yes, but... it's debatable ;)

[@corro202]

Great video.

[@interstellarsailboat]

Fascinating stuff. I'd be interested to know about how golden rice has affected the populations it was made for - iirc, it was created for communities in poor countries whose vitamin A deficiency was causing blindness. Do we see the same effects there as the American pellagra belt? Also my favorite food (or at least biggest comfort food) is mac and cheese, or cheese in general. The portion about cheese consumption really spoke to me. :)

[@gastonville11]

I’m hungry now. Need something tasty!

[@sarahprecious7626]

never before have i this seriously considered moving to Italy lol

[@oalfodr]

As a non-native English speaker, I do not see word abnormal as something negative. I hear it as doing something outside of a norm, not the same as the majority... And that is fine.

[@Carrinthe]

Talking about Italian food,... Ohhh it's so tasty!!! ;)

[@Frybyte]

tasty; I can't catch who this Michael is. I tried slowing it down but you mention Michael's book(?) or work but need a last name or title- please

[@meganesia1]

Watching this video while eating breakfast, as Soph points out that Americans eat while doing other stuff.

[@bacellardaniel]

A really tasty video! 😊

[@jonathon7717]

I’d love to go to Italy their food sounds tasty 😋

[@ADream54321]

tasty video, i like my dark chocolate ice-cold

[@daveturnbull7221]

Abnormality is something I've been silently contemplating for a bit and I've come to the conclusion that given the stuff going on around the world I think I want to be abnormal. My favourite food is mince and tatties with some nice thick instant gravy!

[@SophsNotes]

Yes yes yes to the thick instant gravy

[@Wob-d2j]

Such a tasty video

[@alicek5178]

Ooooooh TASTY!

[@MissyBeeeee]

That is a tasty video!

[@Sabrinified]

Am I the secret tiramisu recipe donor or are there dozens of us 😅

[@SophsNotes]

hahaha it's actually from a life before you, although it is one you've tasted before (don't know if you remember the muffalo dusting)

[@Sabrinified]

Looool now you say it of course

[@devuzueri]

hmm interesting vid ;), guess additives are not healthy /or tasty ) as I tought

[@striving4answers]

Tasty

[@tarogato5233]

Tasty ：）

[@susannicolasheehan]

TASTY :)

[@SophsNotes]

😋

[@Psara]

these comments are so tasty!