Stunning stat: 73% of America's food supply is made up of ultra-processed foods, like chips, candy bars and sodas.

• These foods comprise 60% of the typical adult's diet and 66% of the typical kid's diet.

Why it matters: Junk food has been linked to a host of negative health effects, from obesity and diabetes to heart disease, depression, dementia and more, AP reports.

• But the effects aren't limited to your physical health. It also hits your brain.
• And studies show that junk food's share of U.S. adults' diets has increased over the past couple of decades.

🛒 Zoom in: It's tough to lower America's consumption of ultra-processed foods when they're piled high on grocery store shelves, are often cheaper than healthy foods, and can be addicting.

• The money quote: "They have just the right combination of sugar, salt and fat, and you just can't stop eating them," says Neena Prasad, director of the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Food Policy Program.

🥦 Zoom out: Instead of denouncing certain foods altogether or obsessing over nutrition facts, it can be more effective to focus on the big things.

1. Try to avoid foods with lots of added sugar or sky-high levels of sodium, which we know aren't great for us, Aviva Musicus, science director for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, recommends.
2. Try to add more fruits and vegetables to your plate. Both fresh and frozen count!

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