Study demonstrated that consumption of ultra-processed hyper-palatable foods led to increased daily caloric consumption and weight gain May 17, 2019May 19, 2019Dr. Barry Dworkin Health Headlines Commentary for May 17, 2019 Study demonstrated that consumption of ultra-processed hyper-palatable foods led to increased daily caloric consumption and weight gain Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Source: Ultra-processed foods ‘make you eat more’ Why Eating Processed Foods Might Make You Fat People who followed a diet of ultra-processed foods ate about 500 more calories a day compared to when they ate a whole foods diet. Reference: Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake Related posts: Big Food marketing machine has convinced parents on the merits of their swill, now normalized and convenient for your children’s increasing consumption. Portion control's influence on weight gain Artificial sweeteners’ contribution to weight gain fraught with bias and no demonstrated causality Study reports potato chips and junk food can lead to weight gain? No weigh! childhood obesityjunk foodprocessed foods