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Kiplinger
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Christy Bieber

Over 50 and Can’t Stop Snacking? Here's How to Beat Junk Food Addiction

Healthy and unhealthy food background from fruits and vegetables vs fast food, sweets and pastry top view. Diet and detox against calorie and overweight lifestyle concept separated with measuring tape.

Picture this scenario: You're sitting on the sofa with a bag of pretzels, cookies, or your favorite salty or savory snack of choice. You eat one, two, just a couple more, and before you know it, you look down and the entire bag is gone.

If this is a common occurrence in your home, your eating habits may not just be unhealthy. They may actually have been shaped by a surprising force that's caused you to become one of the many Americans who, a new study found, suffer from ultra-processed food addiction (UPFA).

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