Fun fact: More people are now dying from food-related diseases than smoking. I'll let that sink in for a moment.

Julie Ruelle is a Registered Dietitian with over 20 years of experience and the bearer of this disturbing information. In this episode, we're diving into the world of Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs), the confusion and misinformation we are being fed on a daily basis, and more on how to eat for long-term health.

Julie is the RD of record at GoCoCo, a food-scanning app that uses an easy-to-understand scoring system based on nutritional value and degree of ultra-processing, empowering consumers to make informed choices. With over 600,000 US foods in the database (that's 80% of all food sold in the US), they are easing the pain of understanding how to shop.

Check out the app here, and listeners get A YEAR OF PREMIUM FOR FREE!

We discuss:

• How do organic cheesy poofs stack up to Doritos??
• How the NOVA system of ratings creates the standards for our food
• Let’s talk about food dyes, AGAIN. Caffeine is clear—so why is Coca-Cola brown?
• The first taste of the sugar is the best-it’s literally the first hit of a drug
• Hidden sources of sugar....you’ll be surprised
• Sugar alternatives: we’ve come a long way, but is it doing more harm than good?

RESOURCES

GoCoCo App

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