A Focus on Not Eating Junk Food May Be Ruining Our Diet, Study Shows

An expansive study suggests it is better to focus on what you should eat, rather than what you should not

Rather than focus on the bad food we may regret eating, it's better to focus on the good food we should try to eat more of. StockSnap

Endless studies and experts tell us that eating a healthy diet is essential for overall health and disease prevention. They warn that consuming too much junk food is a big reason why we often fail to meet this goal.

Yet, a new study published in Lancet points out that “at the population level, a low intake of healthy foods is the most important factor, rather than the high intake of unhealthy [junk] foods.”