Junk food

We all know that junk food isn't necessarily good for you. There's a reason they call it “junk” right? A new study suggests that eating food full of chemicals and high in fat, sodium and sugar may also reduce your interest in eating healthier foods.

 

They new study involved two groups of rats that were called chow and cafeteria. The scientists fed both groups plain rat food, but the group “cafeteria” also got an additional access to highly processed human foods. Their diet included cookies, cakes and meat pies. The rats liked it, so much so that after two weeks the scientists noticed the rats that were eating junk food lost their desire to eat anything else. So, they pretty much became junk food addicts. Their bodies stopped responding to the normal impulse to have a more balanced diet.


Does this change you thoughts on junk food? Why or why not?

Junk food

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  • Well done Megan!

  • I does open my eyes a little. I don't generally eat junk food but some people do have a problem with junk food.  

  • This doesn't change my feelings towards junk food because i don't eat it all the time its more of an occasional thing 

  • I'm not saying that you have to stop eating junk food, but it changed my thoughts about the junk food a little bit. All of these are great answers. 

  • This study doesn't change my feelings towards junk food. Mainly because I have the self control to eat foods I'm supposed to as well.

  • As long as people just don't eat junk food they should be fine. People should never do that but some people do and it happens to them too.

  • I think that as long as people control how much junk food they eat they won't get addicted.

  • I will you need to think about yourself and how much junk food you need and keep yourself healthy. It does not change my thoughts.

  • No, it doesn't really change my thoughts on junk food much. I just think people need to think about how much they are eating, and limit it. 

  • No, because it was only tested on humans not rats if it were humans then it would of been more informative. 

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