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Overindulgence And Addiction

Processed foods stimulate the pleasure centers in the brain and so we over eat them.

Doritos, donuts, candy, French fries and soda, who can eat just one?

This is because they are engineered to be rewarding to the brain and bring us pleasure, versus
natural whole foods that are intended for
sustenance.

Once we are hooked on these foods as a

result of their hyper-rewarding nature we
crave them, need them and our appetites
gravitate towards the sweet, fatty and
salty concoctions that hold very little
nutritional value.

Food addiction is a serious condition and
can really have horrendous effects on
people’s health. Unfortunately no one
becomes addicted to lettuce or apples. Food addiction always revolves around junk food,

sweets and unhealthy fatty and salty foods because these foods activate pleasure and reward
centers in the brain just like heroin and cocaine.

Processed foods typically tend to overpower any food source found in nature, but, one can
always realign their habits and change their tastes.

Lack Of Nutrients

We all know that lowering and regulating our caloric intake is the best way to healthy weight
management, but, not all calories are the same.

Kale, chicken breasts and apples are all nutrient dense whole foods that provide a wallop of

nutrition calorie for calorie. When we eat them our bodies use the nutrients to thrive and boost
our health.

Processed foods lack nutrients and so they become empty calorie foods that the body just
stores as fat, and they do not benefit us in any way.

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