08/01/2026
📚 A book recommendation that truly opens your eyes: “Ultra-Processed People” – Chris van Tulleken. This is one of those books that changes the way you look at food forever.
Chris van Tulleken — a doctor and researcher — shows that the problem is not a lack of willpower, emotional eating, or the fact that we “don’t know how to eat properly.”
The problem is the system we live in.
This book clearly explains:
• what ultra-processed food really is (and why it’s not the same as just “sweets”),
• how the food industry designs products to make us want more, more often, and faster,
• why our brains and bodies respond to these foods compulsively,
• and why, in a world full of UPFs, intuitive eating is becoming increasingly difficult.
Yes — at times it’s quite scientific.
Yes — it can feel a bit long-winded (the author is a doctor, after all, and loves data 😉).
But if you want to understand, not just “fix yourself,” it’s absolutely worth reading.
For me, this book is especially important because it beautifully reflects what I see every day in my work with clients:
👉 our relationship with food doesn’t exist in a vacuum
👉 and very often, the problem isn’t you, but what - and how - we’re being sold as “normal food.”
Instead of giving you more rules, this book:
✔️ provides context
✔️ reduces guilt
✔️ builds awareness and mindfulness
If you’re interested in the psychology of eating, the impact of our environment on food choices, and want to look beyond calories and macros — this is a great place to start.
If you’ve read it, let me know what you think.
And if there are other books that changed the way you see food — I’d love your recommendations 💛
Aleksandra Bartoszewicz-Rudzińska
Psychologist | Coach | Rapid Transformational Therapy Hypnotherapist Lose weight without dieting. I help women change their relationship with food through subconscious work - 15 minutes a day can change everything.