While most nutritionists are now convinced that it's all about calories, not foods, new study shows that some food can actually make you bigger.
It's not about how much you eat or how many calories you consume - some ultra-processed foods can actually change your body and make it more prone to obesity.
Let's find out more about it.
It's not that simple
Some studies have shown that eating a lot of processed food can make you gain weight, and cutting down on it can help you lose weight.
People have come up with many ideas about why this is happening, like eating too much fatty or processed food, not being active enough, or having certain health issues.
However, these studies can't pinpoint the exact cause of obesity because there are many factors involved.
A new study
Now, a scientist named Barbara E. Corkey has a new idea.
She thinks that certain chemicals called obesogens, which have entered our environment in the last 50 years, might be causing obesity.
These chemicals can mess up how our bodies work, like making us feel more hungry than we should or storing too much fat.
She believes that finding these chemicals and getting rid of them or stopping them from affecting our bodies could help fight obesity and related health problems.
Why it's important
Corkey's theory could be a big deal because it might help us understand and treat obesity better.
She suggests ways to test her idea, and the best outcome would be finding these obesogens and getting rid of them.
The next best thing would be finding ways to stop them from making us gain too much weight.
