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Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food
New · Nonfiction, Health, Science

Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food

by Chris van Tulleken
2023 · 384 pages · Nonfiction
44 New ★ 4.36 on Goodreads · 51K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (nonfiction) finalist (2023). 4.36★ from 51K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

44Must-Read Score
  • Readers87 out of 100 · counts 40%+40
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
  • Bestseller11 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+4
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.

On our reserve shelf: it's well reviewed, but isn't currently a prize winner, a lifetime bestseller or a book everyone's talking about, so we don't rank it. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.

Shortlisted

Reads as

Practical, Thought-provoking

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