junk food

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The monkeys with the most frequent soil consumption munch on tourist junk food that is "high in sugar, high in salt, high in dairy, which the macaques can't digest," said Lemoine.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Read more: The U.S. is about to define what junk food is.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Everything from diabetes to schizophrenia, he claims, is caused by Americans being junk food junkies.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

She points to a study which claims that London Underground's 2019 ban on junk food adverts led to less people buying such products in the UK capital.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

He took a bite of his brownie and grabbed a pack of Italian junk food - Fonzies - to round out his balanced breakfast.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan