Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

The Driver of Chronic Illness

10 Feb 2025 · 0 min

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A short YouTube talk by Aaron Hartman, MD (recorded in October) arguing that a large share of chronic illness is driven by consumption of processed and ultra-processed foods. The speaker cites high-percentage claims about the contribution of processed foods to chronic disease and the proportion of children’s diets that are ultra-processed.

Questions this video answers

October (recording date referenced by speaker).

80% (speaker's claim).

60–70% (speaker's claim).

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