Ultra-Processed Women

What’s really on your plate—and in your beauty bag?

We’ve heard the warnings about ultra-processed foods (UPF), but what are they specifically doing to women? For too long, women’s health has been sidelined, with the male body treated as the default. In Ultra-Processed Women, journalist and women’s health advocate Milli Hill is here to change that.

Hill dives deep into the science, exposing how UPF—and even some beauty products—are quietly wreaking havoc on women’s health. It’s time to bring women’s health front and centre in the conversation.

Ultra-Processed Women is a call for change, urging us to question the impact of UPF and beauty products engineered by profit-driven industries to keep us hooked, often at the expense of our long-term health.

Key Health Risks for Women Linked to UPF, Revealed in Ultra-Processed Women:

Intensified period pain and PMS
Worsened menopause symptoms
Higher risk of obesity
50% higher risk of depression for middle-aged women
Increased chances of female cancers
Elevated risks in pregnancy
Greater likelihood of dementia and Alzheimer’s

Building on the success of Ultra-Processed People but with a sharp focus on women’s health, Ultra-Processed Women is the first book to tackle how UPF are uniquely harmful to women. It’s a rallying cry for every woman tired of feeling overlooked and ready to reclaim her health from industries that put profits over people.

This isn’t another guilt-inducing diet book. With her warm, witty style, Hill arms readers with the facts and practical tools to take control. It’s not about deprivation—it’s about empowering women to make informed choices, recognising that issues we’ve often accepted as “just part of being female” may be deeply connected to what’s on our plates.

Ultra-Processed Women will open your eyes, empower you, and give you the tools to demand better for your body, mind, and future.