Ebury Press tucks into new ultra-processed book by Nichola Ludlam-Raine

Ebury Press has signed dietitian Nichola Ludlam-Raine’s How Not to Eat Ultra-Processed: Your 30-Day Plan to Transform Your Eating Habits.

Editorial director Ru Merritt bought world all-language rights directly from the author. The book will be published in trade paperback and e-book on 18th July 2024. 

Billed as “the practical solution for anyone who has heard about UPFs and wants to do something about it”, Ebury says the book “takes readers through an achievable plan that teaches us the small diet changes that’ll have big health benefits”.

It goes on: “Structured around how to reduce ultra-processed foods in the meals we eat every day (snacks and drinks, breakfast, lunch, and dinner) this is an easy-to-use handbook not about totally eliminating UPFs from our diets, but instead better understanding them and making the changes that work best for you.”

Ludlam-Raine, a regular on “BBC Breakfast” and “ITV Tonight”, said: “There is so much confusion regarding UPFs and what they mean in the context of eating well, so it’s an honour to be working with Penguin on this much-needed guidebook. In it, I bring the latest evidence and my 15 years’ clinical experience working with patients into a practical 4-week framework complete with healthy recipes, to show anyone how they can reduce their intake of UPFs, particularly the less-nutritious varieties.

“I pride myself in being a grounded dietitian who understands the realities of a busy, modern life, and so my hope is that readers – whatever their current lifestyle – will pick up my book and better understand what changes need to be made to their diet, but also feel empowered to do so. Improving not only their diets, but their overall health and wellbeing, too.”

Merritt said: “I am excited to be working with Nic on this solution-focused book. From my first call with Nic I knew she’d be the perfect communicator for helping soothe the anxiety that a lot of us feel when it comes to trying to eat the ‘right’ way, and help explain the practical steps we can make when it comes to reducing ultra-procesed foods in our diets. It’s been extraordinary to see Chris van Tulleken’s Ultra-Processed People (Cornerstone Press) ignite the conversation nation-wide on UPFs and I’ve found Nic’s book to be an incredibly useful next read.”