Episode 421
421: Can processed food affect your mental health?
May 3, 202336m 34s
Show Notes
In this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, we investigate the potential link between mental health and ultra-processed foods.
The term ‘processed food’ encompasses more than you might think. From grinding wheat to cooking an egg, processed just means altering a food in some way during preparation.
Ultra-processed foods are a bit different, usually altered beyond recognition and with plenty of additives thrown into the mix – there is not a part of a chicken called a nugget, for example.
Around the world, processed foods account for a large portion of what we eat.
According to one study, they now make up for roughly 55% of total food intake in the UK.
We have spoken on the podcast before about physical health and ultra-processed foods, but what about mental health?
Is there a link? What does the science say? And if there is a problem, how do we go about fixing it?
Guest:
Kimberley Wilson, Chartered Psychologist and Author
The term ‘processed food’ encompasses more than you might think. From grinding wheat to cooking an egg, processed just means altering a food in some way during preparation.
Ultra-processed foods are a bit different, usually altered beyond recognition and with plenty of additives thrown into the mix – there is not a part of a chicken called a nugget, for example.
Around the world, processed foods account for a large portion of what we eat.
According to one study, they now make up for roughly 55% of total food intake in the UK.
We have spoken on the podcast before about physical health and ultra-processed foods, but what about mental health?
Is there a link? What does the science say? And if there is a problem, how do we go about fixing it?
Guest:
Kimberley Wilson, Chartered Psychologist and Author