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Every book Chris van Tulleken recommended on podcasts
Chris van Tulleken appeared on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett to discuss the alarming health impacts of ultra-processed foods, drawing parallels between food consumption and addictive habits. While discussing the core messages of his own work, Ultra-Processed People, van Tulleken advised against nagging loved ones about their eating habits, emphasizing that external corporate forces heavily control food availability and that pressure only increases stress. To explain his perspective on breaking addictive cycles, van Tulleken repeatedly referenced Allen Carr's famous book, The Easy Way to Stop Smoking. He compared his own research experience of eating ultra-processed foods while studying them to Carr's method where readers continue smoking while learning about the habit. Furthermore, van Tulleken highlighted that the World Health Organization recognizes Allen Carr's structured cessation technique as a well-evidenced and useful tool for overcoming addiction, matching the efficacy of traditional patches and other interventions.
Books recommended by Chris van Tulleken
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Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking Without Willpower - Includes Quit Vaping
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking Without Willpower - Includes Quit Vaping by Allen Carr and John Dicey is a widely recognized self-help guide designed to help individuals overcome nicotine addiction through a cognitive shift rather than sheer restraint.
Discussed“so it was a bit like the very famous book the easy way to quit smoking where you smoke all the way through reading the book while you learn about smoking”
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The Easy Way to Stop Smoking
The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr is a self-help guide designed to eliminate psychological dependencies on nicotine by reframing how smokers perceive the habit rather than relying on willpower.
Discussed“and so it was a bit like the very famous book the easy way to quit smoking where you smoke all the way through reading the book while you learn about smoking and by the end of the diet I I I mean I now don't want to eat any ultr processed products”
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Ultra-Processed People
Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn't Food ...
Discussed“A core message of the book is to stop nagging your loved ones about their food; their food is controlled by forces that are far bigger than you. They know what to eat; nagging people about their weight only stresses them out and makes it worse.”
Books Chris van Tulleken wrote
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“But this is why I argue, if an individual wants to read my book, I think they will come away with technical knowledge that they will be able to use, and I wish them well with that. The big argument of the book is around social justice; it is really appalling that even for people with a lot of means,”
“I love that, and what I try to propose in the book is that you need to make that journey. Probably when you start reading the book, you’re in this unconscious stage; if you don’t think of yourself as a victim or anything, you’re just eating your food.”
“I just got to be blunt here: there’s an anxiety I had writing this book for the core audience of readers who can afford books, most of whom will be able to buy sourdough from a fancy bakery rather than, you know, the loaf of bread we just looked at. For the people who are most affected by the problem,”