Harvard Doctor: Obesity, Cancer and the Real Cost of Convenience Food - Dr. Andy Chan (Video)
In this 29 May 2025 ZOE video, Ultra-processed foods now make up over half of what many of us eat – and the health consequences are only just coming into focus. In this episode, we reveal what’s really happening inside your body when you eat these foods daily.
Our guest is Dr. Andy Chan, a Harvard professor and leading expert on gut health and cancer prevention. He heads the Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital and has published over 400 scientific papers.
Dr. Chan breaks down the hidden links between UPFs, inflammation, and diseases like obesity, diabetes, and colorectal cancer. You’ll hear why some foods that look healthy on the shelf may be doing long-term damage – and how the gut microbiome plays a crucial role in the process.
This is the research big food companies don’t want you to hear. If you care about what you and your family are eating, don’t miss this conversation.
https://youtu.be/wYTYSRFzmMY
Timecodes
00:00 How much of our food is ultra-processed?
02:24 Can UPFs increase cancer risk in children?
04:48 Why our kids get sicker, earlier
07:12 How convenience took over our food choices
09:36 Are food companies engineering addiction?
12:00 UPFs and early onset cancer
14:24 Why calorie counting misses the point
16:48 Can a mother’s diet shape her child’s future health?
21:36 Is a poor diet as harmful as smoking in pregnancy?
26:24 Preservatives vs calories: what’s more harmful?
28:48 Brand new science: not all UPFs are equal
31:12 ZOE’s new processed food risk scale
38:24 Why UPF labels are misleading and confusing
40:48 A simple trick: how to spot UPFs on food labels
43:12 Should schools and offices be UPF-free zones?
45:36 How to shape your kids’ eating habits for life
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