A professor and leading expert on nutrition and gut health has explained exactly what happens to the human body if it only consumes processed foods in its daily calorie intake.Professor Tim Spector, who is an expert in epidemiology at King's College London, appeared on Michael Mosley's podcast - Just One Thing - to discuss the effects of processed foods on the body.Professor Spector said: "In the UK, we have the highest intake of ultra processed foods in Europe.
And it's not a coincidence that we also have the highest rates of childhood obesity and adult obesity and diabetes and all these consequences."It's been estimated costs about 58 billion pounds a year in those associated health costs, but at an individual level. "I think it's also important to realise that it's not the fat, the sugar, the salt that we thought was the only thing that was important. "It's the processing is the fact that these are fake foods.
They don't contain natural ingredients. "They contain extracts of natural ingredients put together in a factory looking like edible food substance and added flavourings - and I think the key thing is people don't realise is that the food is also affecting your gut health."According to the British Heart Foundation, ultra-processed foods typically have five or more ingredients.
They tend to include many additives and ingredients that are not typically used in home cooking, such as preservatives, emulsifiers, sweeteners, and artificial colours and flavours.
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