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Trisha Chakraborty

RARE PHOTOS: Ultra processed foods are the new tobacco - The Real Truth

You open a packet of chips and you tell yourself that you will eat a few but in 10 minutes it is all finished and you were not even that hungry but you were craving it. Is this situation familiar to you? This situation is experienced by most of us whether it is about small children or adults, late night munching is now a habit for everyone and instead of eating healthy you just crave packet processed food.

Scientists are now raising an important question: are ultra-processed foods designed in ways that make them hard to resist almost like cigarettes once were?

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