Ultra-processed foods are energy-dense and ready-to-eat food items including things like processed breakfast meats, packaged snacks, and ice cream as well as artificially sweetened drinks.
iirc artificial sweeteners can still drive an insulin response that prompts the body to habitually crave more food (as if it were trying to fuel a higher metabolism).
iirc artificial sweeteners can still drive an insulin response that prompts the body to habitually crave more food (as if it were trying to fuel a higher metabolism).