Cheap, convenient, calorie-dense and engineered to appeal to us – processed food is hard to resist. Photo: Alamy
Why processed food makes people fat: calorie density and taste
- In a diet face-off between ultra-processed versus minimally processed food, those who ate the former consumed 500 more calories per day
- Researchers suggest it has a lot to do with people deciding how much to eat by gauging the amount of food, not its calorie content
Cheap, convenient, calorie-dense and engineered to appeal to us – processed food is hard to resist. Photo: Alamy
