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Eating Minimally Processed Foods Helps You Shed Pounds Twice as Fast as Ultraprocessed Options

Eating Minimally Processed Foods Helps You Shed Pounds Twice as Fast as Ultraprocessed Options

Update: 2025-09-17
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  • Eating minimally processed foods helped participants lose pounds at nearly double the rate of ultraprocessed diets, even when calories, fat, sugar, and protein were carefully matched
  • Researchers found that people on minimally processed diets improved craving control twofold overall, with a fourfold improvement in resisting savory cravings, making long-term weight management far easier
  • Ultraprocessed foods now make up more than 70% of the U.S. food supply, flooding daily diets with additives, seed oils, and engineered products that undermine health and longevity
  • Large reviews link ultraprocessed foods to a 50% higher risk of heart disease and 32 additional health problems, including sleep issues, anxiety, depression, and digestive disorders
  • Food companies engineer textures, flavors, and even sounds to bypass satiety signals and hook your brain’s dopamine response, making ultraprocessed foods as addictive as alcohol or cigarettes
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Eating Minimally Processed Foods Helps You Shed Pounds Twice as Fast as Ultraprocessed Options

Eating Minimally Processed Foods Helps You Shed Pounds Twice as Fast as Ultraprocessed Options

Dr. Joseph Mercola