junk food

At age 13, I swore off pop, junk food and, most relevant for my nuptials, dessert.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Childhood obesity has been rising in the UK for decades, and scientists have generally identified a simple culprit: increased consumption of junk food.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

But today, with our easy access to cheap, calorie-dense junk food and sedentary routines, those same adaptations that once helped us to survive can cause us a few issues.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

“If you’ve only fed them junk food and then you put some beautiful Michelin-star food in front of them, it’ll seem alien to them,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Belle had to ring up a few kids buying their after-school junk food, so I wandered around the store.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead