Why are we attracted to unhealthy food?

Now we can get non-stop sugar-sweetened, fat-laden, highly processed junk food 24/7, and we eat it constantly because it tastes so good. Having access to the things that our bodies learned to love back when we were cavemen and hunter-gatherers can kill us, but we still love them. read more

Additionally, it is also found to increase hunger. That’s the reason why, when we’re stressed, we involuntarily tend to prefer foods that are high in sugar, fats and carbohydrates, i.e., unhealthy foods. read more

From an evolutionary point of view, junk food cravings are linked to prehistoric times when the brain's opioids and dopamine reacted to the benefit of high-calorie food as a survival mechanism. 'We are programmed to enjoy eating fatty and sugary substances, and our brains tell us to seek them out. read more