Are Processed Foods Really That Bad For You? - Dr Peter Attia 

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The fact Peter thinks Pringles come in a bag says everything about how healthy he is 😅

The next phase of filming technique will include CGI dragons.

Dr. Attia is by far the best and most nuanced physician who actually looks at research and how applicable it is to most people without fear mongering in the grocery store without a shirt

Great chat

Question: Are processed foods bad? Every popular influencer: Not if it is my jerky, AG1, or the brain health pill I sell! It's so frustrating to see everybody turn to selling products. We have no way of trusting them anymore.

I ate a whole dominos pizza last night. Was that bad?

All I know is I went to a whole food, largely meat based, diet at the start of the year and I feel great. I lost 20 pounds, and I wasn't obese. I had been stuck at a certain weight for a LONG time and nothing I did seemed to touch it. Until I cut out processed foods, and the main thing I avoid like the plague is sugar.

Peter looking up a few times at the birds flying overhead at 3:43 really sells the Wild West environment. Maybe add the sound of the creek flowing in the back ground that’s powering the water mill and you’ll be golden. 👍🏼

These guys just keep inviting each other to each other's podcasts over and over again

It is depressing when you know what a fruit or veggie should taste like, and then you go grab some non organic stuff and it has like no flavor. It tastes like a fake version of what it should be in nature. We are pretty dumb to screw that up by taking it away through growing methods that will cause that. I wouldn't think it's a good idea to sell fruit that looks normal but tastes like butt, but here we are.

Ok now the film shots have gotten absurd....

What s gonna be next level Chris? U and your interview partner using historical clothing ? Next podcast pls come in on a horse while boy's choir sings...

I eat processed foods because im too weak to delete myself in a quicker manner.

Hey Chris, good episode as always. One thing, the background is very disruptive, in a bad way, like it make no sense it disrupts me from the experience

Attia talks a lot, but says very little.

On the topic of possible problems with keeping junk food at home, keto has killed all of my cravings for it. I can look at Pringles as if they were a brick or a bucket full of rusty nails.

Feeling slightly bad that I’m eating a Curlywurly whilst watching this!

Quick question, is there a more processed food item than whey protein powder? Just wondering why people are so focussed on the word "processed"?

Please have Robert Lustig talk about this on the podcast.

It’s frustrating because we know what foods are healthy. Vegetables, fruit, fresh meat, healthy fats, nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grains. It is really hard to be unhealthy if you eat 90% of your food in those categories.

Peter Attia… talks in riddles. How was your journey today “Well, journey is a misunderstood word… the literature says ‘journey’, is travel that takes in at least 1000 miles, covers 3 different modes of transport and takes in at least 2 different types of landscape, so I find the word to be misleading’. Mate, I don’t even care I was just being polite about you getting to the studio. “I struggle with the word ‘polite’….”

Dude Your channel is SO GOOD. Actually it’s you I’m SO IMPRESSED Please keep it up!

Pringles with Metformin, new from Peter Attia ;-)

Having spent my earliest years on a farm, I know what food should taste like and I haven't eaten over-processed foods in literally decades. I also grew up learning how to cook, and still do. That said, Pringles are my secret vice; how can I eat a tuna sandwich without chips?

do foods that my body has procesed also count as processed foods?

Problem: You have to itemize just what processes you're talking about, EACH AND EVERY ONE. Cooking? That's a process. Adding spices? That's a process, with each and every additive a single 'process'. Rinsing? That's a process. Refrigerating? That's a process. Anything you do to a food, is processing it. ANYTHING.

Hello from Uzbekistan, Central Asia. You're making a turning point, man

Geographic distance to junk food is the key to a good diet FOR SURE. People with kids, beware.

An interesting discussion. I am weak willed on some things - so I don't have them in the house. We try an eat as much pure/unprocessed foods as possible - i.e. just salted crips, peanut butter (100%) - but we aren't saints and eat things like marmalade ( processed sugar ) - BUT REALLY - PRINGLES - they are complete shxte - her are the Ingredients DRIED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, COTTONSEED, HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, RICE FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, WHEAT STARCH - its processed potatoes with shxte - why wouldn't you let your kids eat salted crisps instead - Not processed potatoes, fat and salt - SIMPLES. I switched off after hearing this.

Pringles don’t come in a bag, Pete.

That sensation that you haven't started the podcast, but you know it will be unique.

Attia misses the point here saying "Who's eating Kellogs cereal for breakfast?" after just making his point about America eating highly processed foods as a practice. You know that it's common, especially at the lowest income rung, so why not attempt to make these items a little less toxic? Feeding your kids venison feels like the ivory tower of nutrition here.

I have a general rule.... The more colorful the box or wrapper, the healthier it is.

Disclaimer: Always talk to your doctor before trying advice from random people on the internet. I think it's very irresponsible to allow so much salt in processed food. I have had high blood pressure for 15 years and have been taking meds for it. Making my own meals from scratch and putting little salt in them has helped immensely to bring my BP down to normal levels.

Having kids has been the biggest struggle to my dieting regimen. I don't want to keep my kids devoid of pleasurable things, but it's a daily mental exercise to avoid eating their snacks especially because I work from home.

Kelloggs and their glycemic index is where you see the harms they contain.. High sugar equivalent is the trigger for the insulin release in the body, it goes straight to the liver for making to glucose. Bacon and eggs do not trigger the insulin response and therefore satiates for many hours and supplies an energy release over that period when you are using it up.

Peter, stop the upspeak 🤦🏽‍♂️.. why?

Canada and Europe enforce strict content rules for processed foods. I am Canadian, and I live in Germany. Americans eat the same processed foods, but the American companies are allowed to put these chemicals in.

Is the full episode out yet?

Holy fuck what a sick set. I know it's a green screen but damn As for the processed food, I've been done with most of them for a while and it was the best decision in my life to quit sugar in particular.

How does this guy afford to have an old West ghost town in his studio? Amazing

God, these backdrops are absurdly distracting. What an incredible waste of money and time.

3:43 Peter gets distracted by the bird on the screen

Where do you get a bag of pringles?

Love how an advert for Pizza Hut popped up during this 🤣

What’s sometimes worse than processed food is the actual process of getting the food. That shit is expensive

Food depends on how it's processed, and what it contains. We know added fructose, vegetable oils, preservatives and man made chemicals added to foods are what causes most of the problems.

The issue is "ultra processed" and refined foods, not healthy modestly "assembled" or "packaged" foods made of real stuff.

What an interesting place to do a podcast...

Now we have "hyper" processed foods? Processed foods aren't cheap.

He didn’t answer the question.

How are you creating the background?

Why does the background look like a tech demo for the next Unreal Engine update?

The fruitloops as "starting your day off with candy" thing is something that seems extremely common place in America. Donuts, waffles, pancakes, etc. are all desserts that people eat in the morning instead of normal breakfast foods. I am at least a little sympathetic towards cereal because there are healthier cereal options and the addition of milk will at least boost the meal's relative health profile compared to these aforementioned options.

Ate some processed foods yesterday out of convenience when for the previous while it had been mostly just meat and eggs from the farm with rice and beans Spartan style one cup of rice cooked with the other ingredients once a day in the same pot... But after yesterday's processed foods my body feels hungover today when I haven't had a drink for over a year. Here is a tip for poor folks like myself though, if you're going to eat bread, don't buy the stuff on the shelves in Walmart, but the 'French loafs' the fresh bread they make daily because they don't put the same level of 'shelf stabilizing chemicals' as the average loaf prepared to sit in plastic on an American shelf for weeks. I'll buy those, stick them in the freezer and if I'm having bread coat cut it open and put olive oil, salt, and pepper on it in the air fryer until toasty... and those loafs are the cheapest too!

That background is F*cking awesome

I feel if people don’t know the difference between processed and hyper processed is disturbing! A packet of Nutri grain, in comparison to rolled whole oats….. what is so confusing about the level of ‘proceseseness’ (not a word, I know) 🤷‍♀️

I like the way he looks at things but it sure makes it hard to have conversions.

I want to look into the research but to my understanding as long as you’re not overweight then the risk of eating these food is substantially reduced. Mineral and vitamin decencies maybe, but how quickly does that become an issue and what’s the actual ramification of such choices? Yes, it’s far from optimal but how bad really is it?

Certain types of processing aren't THAT bad. Like freezing is totally okay. But the whole bleaching, heating and hydro-nizing shenanigan is no no. If the fundamental structure is altered, it's no bueno.

Could have picked olive oil as a processed food... A little less contentious than salty red meat sticks.

They love conflating processed and ultra processed foods.

I eat processed foods a lot such as chips and many canned goods like beans or soups but don’t eat in excess so my blood work is good along with a good bmi. Not much of a sweet tooth so that’s fairly minimal

For all those smarty pants out there calling out the fact that Pete said ‘bag of pringles’, there actually are bags of mini Pringle’s which are popular with kids since you easily control portion sizes.

This show is becoming the Pringles of Podcasts.

The whole CGI backdrop thing is incredible but feels a bit disconnected to whats being discussed. It feels unnecessary and bit too much. Also, most people aren't even watching, they're just listening. If you want to improve the production value and visual interest, it needs to be relevant to the discussion. The scale of the background made the conversation seem small and unimportant.

Is this not the Shield agent who said "Hail Hydra"??

Exercise daily (for an hour at whatever activity at whatever pace), eat mostly whole foods with proteins, veggies, and fruit, eat treats sometimes. Get enough sleep. Drink in moderation. Adhere to that advice and live a long life.

Takes a stand on statins. Won't take a stand on ultra-processed foods.

Unless it’s raw, food has been processed (dried, smoked, cooked, etc.).

Was this filmed in front of a green screen? How did they get that background and it looks so perfect?

“Geographic distance is the best discipline for me when it comes to diet.”-Chris Williamson Preach!😂

What would be an example. 40 seconds in, your energy drink sitting exactly in frame. Jumping the shark, babes.

Is Kellogs really the bad guy here? Or do they just follow sales/demand trends? They have “Kelloggs Corn Flakes Original” which has minimal sugar added, 2.7g per serving of 28g. It’s literally mashed dehydrated corn, most ppl skip that and buy the ones that taste just like candy, of cos the company wants to drive profit so 98% of their products align the taste boards of the average American. If we don’t reorient ourselves and adjust the culture, we should not expect the companies would not do that for us.

I constantly ask my wife to stop buying junk food, sugar cereals, etc. When she does bring these things home, and I eat the entire box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch in a few days' time, she's surprised somehow. Of course I *want* to eat that sweet junk food, it's delicious! That's why I ask her to refrain from purchasing it in the first place. If there are no chips, I'll eat a banana. If there aren't frozen burritos, I'll make a sandwich. I'm inherently lazy and I will go for the convenient crap in the house (aren't we all, to various degrees?) but I'm not unwilling to cook and prep my own food, especially if there are no easier options.

What about the can of drink on the table..processed?

Them Mc nuggets... Bad for the body... Good for the soul 😂 If it doesn't have a long list of ingredients i can't understand like a shampoo bottle, im not eating it

he lost me at "bag of pringles" 😂

I was going to ask ... so what do you feed your children for breakfast ... and Chris asks the same question ... however Dr Attia says venison ... that is never gonna happen in the real world ... come on!

The background is way too distractive. I would prefer it to be more static.

The problem in America is too much food is ULTRA PROCESSED. Even Cherios Mr. Attia are bad.

Nuance. The difference between between being informed and being lectured. Twinkies and tomatoes pressure canned at home are both processed. As Dr Attia points out they are not of equal food value. Or profit margin for some faceless corporation.

An omelet is "processed".

1:25 "bag of pringles"

Chris Williamson's hairline for a guy who is 36 is nuts.

Nice moderate, thoughtful responses from the good doctor.

Haha bro said bag of pringles! I honestly believe he must not eat processed foods!

I’m going to guess…if you are fit, exercise a decent amount, it actually could be good to eat that processed ‘crap’ as needed. If you are that diabetic inactive person that can’t even run a couple of miles, then it’s poison. Stop blaming the food people, just do things with moderation…Don’t need to run 100 miles a week, but you don’t just walk a mile a week to be healthy. Be fit, strong and eat reasonably.

A bag of Pringles?

Hi Chris, I love your shows. You should consider inviting Dr Michael Greger for nutrition discussion 👍🏻

Both my dad’s parents got type 2 diabetes from eating fruit loops for breakfast every day for 30+ years

Meh…they are just snacks. Over consumption of them are bad. But have a donut once in a while.

Peter is not a health food analyst as with the other health gurus . His lane is physical activity and I think he is of the notion you can outrun diet

A bag of pringles? I didn’t hear any of the rest of the podcast

That background is crazy

I had Canary Waffles on the podcast recently talking about non specific sciencey stuff ,it got me thinking so I came up with a thing I called the aardvark discriptor paradox which doesn't mean anything in relation to what we're talking about but might just bamboozle some gym rats for ten minutes

A bag of pringles is crumbs

is processed food rely that bad for you?? yes it is. period.

Why you copying the danny brown show