How Ultra-Processed Foods Could Cause Disease: Loss of Phytonutrients

NutritionFacts.org Video Podcast by Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM

Apr 29, 20264:56Health

The 150 key nutritional components that are tracked in nutritional databases are only a tiny fraction of the more than 26,000 compounds present in our food.

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