Thyroid Talk Episode 24: Unprocessed, Processed, and Ultra-Processed Foods - What they mean for your health

Thyroid Talk with Dr. Angela Mazza, DO
Recorded: November 10, 2023
SHOW NOTES EPISODE 24
Food Categories and Inflammation
Host: Dr. Angela Mazza, DO
Co-host: Dawn Sheffield

I’m Dr. Angela Mazza, D.O., a thyroid, endocrine, and metabolism specialist with a private practice in Central Florida. My goal for this podcast is to define and demystify the thyroid gland, and thyroid-related medical conditions. By providing information in an easy-to-understand format, we hope to help patients better understand
the ways in which their bodies work, and to help them thrive. My goal is to help us live more fulfilling lives by taking control of our health, to feel our best. I do this podcast to provide life-saving education and encourage patients to see a doctor in time to prevent or minimize damage. That’s deeply fulfilling. I enjoy helping folks understand how all aspects of their lives are tied to both thyroid and overall health. That’s why I went into endocrinology. It’s a medical art that combines science with the study of our lives—and all that they encompass.

To recap just some of what we covered in this episode, not necessarily in this order:

• Unprocessed, processed, and ULTRA-processed foods, defined;
• Making healthy food decisions;
• The NOVA food classification system;
• The dreaded Leaky Gut connection;
• Metabolism, weight, and health effects of food choices;
• And best of all, we learned that we CAN impact our thyroid health!

Dr. Mazza’s book, Thyroid Talk: An Integrative Endocrinologist’s Guide to Optimal Thyroid Health is now available on Amazon. For information on the related Webinar and an online master course, go to birthabook.com/drmazza. Regarding supplements mentioned in various episodes of this podcast, please visit the Wellness Store at metaboliccenterforwellness.com. Send your comments, show ideas, and questions for future episodes to [e-mail] We may disclose your general location on air (the city or town, for example), but we will NOT read your name NOR your address on the show. We reserve the right to edit your input as necessary. Please stay in touch! 
Check us out on YouTube,  the website at metaboliccenterforwellness.com, as well as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Our next episode—number 25—will cover both local and international listeners’ questions, comments, and suggestions! PS: Part 3 on Leaky Gut coming soon, too! Listeners can’t get enough!

Citations, references, additional information for SHOW NOTES:
 
Montiero CA, Cannon G, Levy RB et al. NOVA. The star shines bright. World Nutrition 2016;7, 1-3, 28-38.

Hall KD, et al. Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake. Cell Metab. 2019 Jul 2;30(1):67-77.e3.

Healthline.com “What’s the Difference Between Processed and Ultra-Processed Food?” Medically reviewed by Sade Meeks, MS, RD Nutrition -- By Sarah Garone -- Updated on May 8, 2023.

Mazza A. Thyroid Talk: An Integrative Endocrinologist’s Guide to Optimal Thyroid Health. Now available; please look for it on Amazon.

Shi Z. Gut Microbiota: An Important Link between Western Diet and Chronic Diseases. Nutrients. 2019 Sep 24;11(10):2287. doi: 10.3390/nu11102287. PMID: 31554269; PMCID: PMC6835660.

Zhang J, et al. Ultra-processed food consumption

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