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Have you ever found yourself diving into a family-sized bag of chips only to feel hungry an hour later? It turns out your body’s playing a sneaky game of “Where’s

People overeat fats and carbohydrates because of the body’s strong appetite for protein, which the body actively favors over everything else. Because so much of modern diets is highly processed and refined foods low in protein, people are driven to consume more energy-dense foods until they satisfy their protein demand.

The growing body of evidence suggesting highly processed and refined foods are the main cause of the rising obesity rates in the Western world is supported by a 12-month study of the eating habits of 9,341 Australians.

A year-long study of the dietary habits of 9,341 Australians has backed growing evidence that highly processed and refined foods are the leading contributor to rising obesity rates in the Western world.

Scientists say because so much of modern diets consist of highly processed and refined foods, which are low in protein people are driven to consume more energy-dense foods until they satisfy their protein demand.'