S4E7 - Ultra-processed food addiction in older US adults with Lucy Loch

In this episode, Dr Tsen Vei Lim speaks to Lucy Loch, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan, US. The interview covers Lucy’s research article on ultra-processed food addiction in a nationally representative sample of older adults in the US.

What are ultra-processed foods? [01:18]Ultra-processed food addiction and its relation to other behavioural addictions [02:12]The addictive features of ultra-processed food [03:01]The relationship between ultra-processed foods and obesity [03:50]The motivation for the study [04:37]The key findings of the study [05:24]Socioeconomic inequality as a potential predictor for ultra-processed food addiction [06:49]Should we avoid ul...