Study Shows Why People Prefer the Unhealthiest Foods

An explosion in choices and access has exacerbated America’s junk food problem.
Study Shows Why People Prefer the Unhealthiest Foods
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Every afternoon, promptly at 3 p.m., Chuck Carroll hit up the local 7-Eleven for his habitual “fourth meal.”

“I would get six Buffalo chicken taquitos, and then two big bottles of Gatorade, and that was my ’snack' for the ride home,” he told The Epoch Times. “Every day, without fail.”

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Theresa "Sam" Houghton is a freelance writer and health coach who has been nerding out about diet, health, and wellness for over a decade. Her writing appears regularly on The Upside blog by Vitacost and has been featured on NutritionStudies.org and Green Queen Media.