WHY EATING PROCESSED FOODS MIGHT MAKE YOU FAT

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“A small but rigorous new study provides strong evidence that not only do these processed

foods tend to make people eat more, but they also may result in dramatic and relatively rapid weight gain and have other detrimental health effects. The research, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, found that people ate significantly more calories and gained more weight when they were fed a diet that was high in ultra-processed foods like breakfast cereals, muffins, white bread, sugary yogurts, low-fat potato chips, canned foods, processed meats, fruit juices and diet beverages. These foods caused a rise in hunger hormones compared to a diet that contained mostly minimally processed foods like fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, grilled chicken, fish and beef, and whole grains, nuts and seeds.”