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The negative form of processed foods contains additives such as sugar which makes you fatter.

Other additives make the food last longer, which might be OK, so long as they don't have other harmful side effects.

The main negative about processed food is added sugar.

The reason food manufacturers add sugar to products is that it makes them addictive, so people finish the box, can or bottle and buy another one. Manufacturers test products to get the level of sugar just below the maximum before it makes products taste sickly sweet. At this threshold, the sugar makes the product addictive.

The main reasons sugar is a negative for consumers is that when metabolised, sugar goes straight to body fat. Wham. Pow. Fat. Just like that. Sugar is like nothing else for body fat.

Another reason sugar is a negative is that it makes you feel unbalanced. At first it gives you a rush of energy. When your body detects the excess sugar in your bloodstream, your pancreas secretes insulin to absorb the glucose. Your glucose levels spike up then down, and with it, your mood and energy level.