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How much Ultra Processed Food do you eat? Some might be obvious but others might be hidden. In the United States, UPFs account for around 70 percent of the U.S. food supply and 60 percent of adult diets.

In this episode of the Women Living Well After 50 Podcast, my guest is good friend and blogger, Donna Connolly from Retirement Reflections.

Donna has been researching UPFs and making changes to her Diet for the last few months. Donna does not have a background in health and nutrition but is discussing her journey a regular person trying to make sense of the nutritional information and misinformation surrounding us.

In this episode, Donna discusses:

* What prompted her to investigate Ultra Processed Foods

* What Ultra Processed Foods are

* The science behind UPFs

* Why we should be concerned about UPFs in our diet and their effect on our health

* Actions we can take to eliminate UPFs

Meet Donna

Donna currently live on beautiful Vancouver Island in BC, Canada, where I retired to nearly 10 years ago. Early on in my retirement, I began the blog ‘Retirement Reflections’ which is still continuing today. Prior to that I lived and worked for 14 years in Beijing, China as a Middle School Principal and a Deputy Director at a large international school

Resources:

Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food that isn’t Food by Chris Van Tullekin.UnProcessed Made Easy: Quick, Healthy, Family-Friendly Meals by Delicia Bale. Quit Ultra-Processed Foods Now by Dr. Sui H. Wong.

Cookbook Others – With online websites:Jack Monroe and Allegra McEvedy. Online resources for thrifty cooks include the Guardian’s budget meals series and BBC Good Food’s budget section

Connect with Donna

Retirement Reflections – What I Wish I Knew Before I Retired

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Sue Loncaric Sue Loncaric

Sue Loncaric, is the founder of Women Living Well After 50, dedicated to empowering women over 50 to live happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives. At 50, she started running and at 55 she started running marathons, which led to becoming a group fitness instructor and personal trainer in her 60s.
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