{"id":83648,"date":"2023-10-10T01:22:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T01:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=83648"},"modified":"2023-10-10T01:22:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T01:22:23","slug":"major-change-to-your-favourite-snacks-could-help-you-lose-weight-faster-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/lifestyle\/major-change-to-your-favourite-snacks-could-help-you-lose-weight-faster-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Major change to your favourite snacks could help you lose weight faster | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
LABELLING ultra-processed foods as addictive could help people lose weight, a study suggests.<\/p>\n
Highlighting that snacks like chocolate bars \u201chave the properties of addictive substances\u201d could help improve public health, scientists said.<\/p>\n
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Around one in seven adults and 12 per cent of children are hooked on ultra-processed foods around the world, US, Brazilian and Spanish researchers found.<\/p>\n
The foods affect the brain differently to whole foods like fruit or fish because they contain both carbohydrates and fats, their analysis found.<\/p>\n
Dr Alexandra DiFeliceantonio, of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, said: \u201cMost foods that we think of as natural provide energy in the form of carbohydrate or fat \u2013 but not both.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany ultra-processed foods have higher levels of both.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat combination has a different effect on the brain.\u201d<\/p>\n Ultra-processed foods refer to any foods that have gone through the maximum level of processing and can\u2019t be easily recreated in the kitchen.\u00a0<\/p>\n These can include some ice creams, ham, sausages, crisps, mass-produced bread, breakfast cereals, biscuits and soft drinks.<\/p>\n Previous studies have linked UPFs to a range of health problems, including obesity, type 2 diabetes and cancer.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The latest research, published in the British Medical Journal, looked at how addictive the foods are based on a review of 281 studies from 36 different countries.<\/p>\n They found some people\u2019s behaviour around UPF could meet the criteria to be diagnosed with substance use disorder.<\/p>\n These included intense cravings, withdrawal symptoms and continued use despite everyday problems caused by obesity.<\/p>\n Using labels to tell customers about how unhealthy foods has been shown to be effective in Chile and Mexico, the team said<\/p>\n Professor Ashley Gearhardt, of the University of Michigan, said: \u201cThere is converging and consistent evidence for food addiction.<\/p>\n \u201cBy acknowledging that certain types of processed foods have the properties of addictive substances, we may be able to help improve global health.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/picture>HARD TO PROCESS <\/span><\/p>\n
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