Out of all the foods that can cause you to gain weight—soda, junk food, ice cream—the potato chip is the worst.
Large french fries are 510 calories and unhealthy. Processed, deep-fried fries. Deep-frying carbs produces carcinogenic acrylamide, linked to abdominal obesity.
Red meat fattens. Visible fat causes abdominal weight gain, according to 16,000 Chinese. Unhealthy 70/30 beef.
Bacon, sausage, and hot dogs may be deadly. Harvard researchers linked processed meat to 0.93 pounds of weight gain over 4 years.
Sodium, sugar, calories, fat contribute. After a decadent meal, these oversized desserts can add almost 1,000 calories (or more).
Overdoing it on booze can dampen weight-loss goals and pose health risks. Alcohol can also make you eat more.
Many cereals have more sugar than a Boston Kreme Donut. Weight loss: overnight oats.
Poor insulin response and high glucose levels can lead to fat storage and diseases like metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
Dark chocolate reduces weight. Milk chocolate's calories and sugar increase visceral fat.
"This causes overeating. Your body's sensitivity to fat decreases over time, causing you to eat more."
Variable soups. Particularly cream-based. Fattening cream soups. Sodium in canned soups increases appetite and reduces fullness signals.
Muffin top. 400-calorie muffins contain a third of the day's fat. Trans fats and soybean oil are common in muffins.