Avoid processed junk food (eat real food instead)

3. Avoid processed junk food (eat real food instead)

Processed junk food is incredibly unhealthy.

These foods have been engineered to trigger your pleasure centers, so they trick your brain into overeating — even promoting food addiction in some people .

They’re usually low in fiber, protein, and micro-nutrients but high in unhealthy ingredients like added sugar and refined grains. Thus, they provide mostly empty calories.