MSG and artificial sweeteners that are appetite stimulants doping up processed and restaurant foods, it’s a dirty trick Hybridized grains that cause inflammation and mess with metabolism Larger portion sizes All-You-Can-Eat-Buffets Easy to Grab and Cook Microwave Meals Fast Food Restaurants littering towns and cities everywhere, instant gratification Food Stamps that can be used for sweets and other junk foods and soft drinks instead of limiting them to healthier foods Sugar being added to foods like spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce, bread, etc. Eating sugar creates hunger hormones which create more overeating and eating more sugar. Neurotransmitter imbalance, especially low dopamine which causes craving of junk food. Toxins such as chlorine in water that inflame and slow down thyroid function.
Also low-fat diets contributed to the obesity problem. Low-fat foods were adding extra carbs instead of fats while the medical establishment and mass media was pounding how dangerous fats in the diet were to human health. Healthy fats help to fuel the metabolism.
