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How the food industry tricks you into eating more ultra-processed foods

Why it's so difficult to put down that bag of chips!

How the food industry tricks you into eating more ultra-processed foods
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Niamh Hynes
13/05/2025 12:45 ‧ 1 week ago | StarsInsider

FOOD

Unhealthy habits

There is something so appealing about that first donut, yet, after you've eaten it, you might find yourself craving another, then another... and before you know it you've consumed more calories than what's allotted for a day! Ultra-processed foods can combine sugar, salt, and fat in a way that makes them so hard to put down, but are there other factors at play? And is the food industry using body and brain hacks to trick us into consuming more and more of these unhealthy foods in excess?

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