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Ultra-processed food’s hidden dangers for women: a battle cry.

Ultra-Processed Women

The Lies We’Re Fed About What We Eat and How to Break Free

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  • Hardcover

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    3 July 2025

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Summary

‘A great read; I’m so pleased it exists in the world.’ Chris van Tulleken

Unpacking the truth about what’s on your plate – and what it’s doing to your health

Everyone is talking about ultra-processed food (UPF) and its impact on our health – but what about women? Is this very modern way of eating having a unique and specific impact on the female body? Are these ‘industrially produced food-like items in plastic packets’ that many of us consume particularly damaging to women’s h…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008721800
ISBN-10:0008721807
Author:Milli Hill
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:HQ
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:3 July 2025
Weight:600g
Dimensions:40mm x 159mm x 240mm
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Critics Review

‘Ultra-Processed Women is an important and brilliantly readable addition to the growing literature on ultra-processed food. Milli has done a superb job.’ Chris van Tulleken

‘Such a brilliant book.’ Maureen Brookbanks, Daily Mail

‘Utterly had me gasping and rethinking my relationship with food and what I advise my patients – just a fabulous book.’ Dr Nighat Arif, GPwSI in women’s health, author and broadcaster

‘Milli Hill’s book has opened my eyes – wide!’ Mo Wilde, author of The Wilderness Cure and Free Food

’[A] sharp and timely wake-up call.’ Melissa Hogenboom, BBC health journalist and author of The Motherhood Complex and Breadwinners

‘A radical rethink of food, feminism and what it means to be nourished.’ Lara Briden, naturopathic doctor and author of Metabolism Repair for Women

‘This book is a call for mindful eating, real food and systemic change, without guilt or perfectionism.’ Nichola Ludlam-Raine, dietitian and author of How Not to Eat Ultra-Processed

‘For anyone tired of male-default science and diets in disguise, Milli Hill is the one to trust.’ Victoria Smith, author of Hags and (Un)kind

‘In a cultural moment where corporations sacrifice the health of women at the altar of profit, this book couldn’t come at a more perfect time.’ Dr Alexandra MacKillop, food scientist and functional medicine physician

‘This is a rallying call to think differently about what and how we eat – the story of one author’s refusal to become an ultra-processed woman.’ Rob Percival, The Soil Association

‘A must-read for any woman determined to escape the clutches of ultra-processed foods.’ Jenny Tschiesche, nutritionist and author of The Unprocessed Air Fryer

‘The only book on how to eat well you ever need.’ Julie Bindel, journalist and author of Feminism for Women

‘If you’ve ever felt confused about what to eat, frustrated with your body, or dismissed by a doctor, please read this book.’ Jo Fuller, menopause coach at The Merry Menopause

About The Author

Milli Hill

Milli Hill is a writer and freelance journalist with a passion for women’s rights in childbirth and throughout their reproductive lives. Her book The Positive Birth Book is one of the UK’s bestselling pregnancy guides, and has sold nearly 100k copies since publication in 2017. Her more recent books, Give Birth like a Feminist, and My Period (for preteens), have also topped the Amazon charts. To date, Milli’s books have been translated into seven languages.

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