{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Drip by AQUALAB","title":"The Drip by AQUALAB: Ultra-processed food with guest Marlana Malerich ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1828,"description":"Marlana Malerich is the Co-Founder and Sustainable Food Systems Researcher at the Rooted Research Collective (RRC). Marlana, poised to begin her PhD at Sussex University, has spent the last six months focused on ultra-processed foods and plant-based meat alternatives. She joins the show to unpack the complexities of defining and understanding ultra-processed foods through systems like NOVA and Nutri-Score.\nIn this episode, you’ll hear about:\nThe NOVA nutritional framework vs the Nutri-score system \nThe history behind hyper palatability of ultra-processed foods – and its link with tobacco companies\nIssues with moisture sorting affecting shelf life and texture\nPros and cons between plant-based and animal-based products\nBalancing your diet while navigating the complexity of food classification systems\n\nJump to:\n(03:50) Negative effects of globally distributed junk food.\n(08:18) Focus on alternative proteins, and challenges with food advertising.\n(11:07) Media focusing on ultra-processed foods labeling.\n(14:38) Ultra-processed foods are designed for overconsumption.\n(20:07) Plant-based options vary in nutrition quality.\n(23:39 Reminding myself to appreciate being here alive.\n(26:50) Featured artist and song\n(29:09) This episode’s Mantra\nFeatured Artist and Song:\nDeep Mind by ROBMON\nLinks mentioned in this episode:\n‘Nutrition and health. The issue is not food, nor nutrients, so much as processing’ by Carlos A Monteiro\n‘The Impact of Transnational ‘‘Big Food’’ Companies on the South: A View from Brazil’ by Carlos A Monteiro\n‘Ultra-processed foods: how functional is the NOVA system?’ by Véronique Braesco, et al\n'Hyper-Palatable Foods: Development of a Quantitative Definition and Application to the US Food System Database' by Tera L. Fazzino\nIs the Ultra-processed Food (UPF) concept useful, and for what goals?\n‘Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses’ by Melissa M Lane et al\n‘Food Politics’ by Marion...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bdwyneYe-wwuE0piWvrRKwpYyT9MYdDMVavfd2QmlTQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZGRk/NDFhODg5NWI5YTc0/NWMzNjA1OTkxZGY3/MmJlZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}