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Ultra-processed foods might be the reason for the obesity crisis

Ultra-processed foods lead people to eat more and put on weight

16-May-2019

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Twenty people gave up a month of their time to live in a laboratory.

Volunteers had every bite of food they ate monitored for a month.

They were given either ultra-processed meals or unprocessed ones and then the diets were switched.

Volunteers ate 500 calories a day more compared to when they were given unprocessed meals.

The US National Institutes of Health said ultra-processed foods may be affecting hunger hormones.

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Gunter Kuhnle

Scientist, Professor of Nutrition and Food Science at University of Reading

Kevin Hall

Senior Investigator at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

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Diet and Nutrition