A Set on edgi
How Ultra-Processed Food Hooks You
Engineered to be impossible to stop eating.
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Instant noodle
Instant noodles are precooked, dried blocks of noodles that rehydrate in boiling water in just a few minutes.
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Ultra-processed food
Ultra-processed foods are industrial formulations made with additives and modified ingredients that bypass standard digestion and satiety.
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Hyperpalatable food
Hyperpalatable foods combine specific ratios of fat, sugar, salt, and carbs to overstimulate brain reward circuits and bypass fullness cues.
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Food processing
Food processing is the transformation of raw agricultural products into edible food, or of one form of food into another.
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Cheetos
Cheetos is a brand of cheese-flavored puffed corn snacks produced by Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo.
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Convenience food
Convenience food is food that commercial companies prepare and package in advance so you can eat it with little to no extra cooking.
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Food additive
A food additive is any substance added to food to preserve it or enhance its flavor, appearance, or texture.