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Does eating junk food make you crave it more later on ?

8 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Christopher Dowd answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Yes: Yes, there is evidence to suggest that fatty, salty, and/or sugary foods can contribute to subsequent craving for those foods later. The good news is that you can acquire (or re-acquire) a taste for healthy treats too. So for ex. If you like to eat candy a lot, but stop & start in with fresh fruits, you'll soon prefer the natural sweetness of an apple over the artificial sweetness of a lollipop!

Answered 8/1/2019

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes: For people who have carbohydrate craving - eating junk carbs appears to reinforce it.

Answered 8/1/2019

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