Exploring the link between poverty and diet-related disease; Doctor and author Chris van Tulleken Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy why low-income households often don’t have a choice but to eat ultra-processed food.

@DoctorChrisVT @krishgm Krishnan just nodding along. No push back, no questioning. Waste of time.

@DoctorChrisVT @krishgm Rubbish. Fresh food is cheaper, just too idle to cook it.

@krishgm @DoctorChrisVT Banana 18p /portion Apple 20p Orange 19p Frozen Peas 10p Tinned Sweetcorn 17p All 5 of your 5 a day for less than 85p. Now remind me again how much does a pack of chocolate bars cost...

@DoctorChrisVT @krishgm 60 to 70 percent of household income on food? What are they buying? I can feed a family of 4 for the same price of a McDonald’s Medium Big McTasty. That’s less than £10.

@DoctorChrisVT @krishgm @DoctorChrisVT Your work is excellent, and your podcasts / media appearances are inspiring! Thank you.

@DoctorChrisVT @krishgm Thing that really baffles me is how, with all the extra pointless ingredients and processing, how it's significantly cheaper than the other stuff? i.e. If I buy a car with lots of extras, it's usually much more expensive than the bare bones version.🤔

@DoctorChrisVT @krishgm Totally agree. Processed food producers need to do their bit to help. (With appropriate support from the government. Oh,hang on! 🙄)

@DoctorChrisVT @krishgm Rubbish…they just cannot be bothered or don’t know how to cook..which isn’t exactly rocket science. Takeaways,fags and staring at a 50 inch screen watching brain dead TV options will make you fat and unhealthy.

@DoctorChrisVT @krishgm If you are fat and obese you are not poor. You just don't give a shit about your own health and well being. You've lost all self-respect for yourself. That's what the failure of the NHS and the welfare state have created. Selfish, depressed and lazy people.

@DoctorChrisVT @krishgm They could buy the ingredients and cook themselves.