Processed

 Washington Post: Melted, pounded, extruded: Why many ultra-processed foods are unhealthy - Industrial processing changes the structure of food. Experts say it can affect how much you eat and absorb, your weight and risk for chronic disease. By Anahad O’Connor and Aaron Steckelberg

This extreme processing creates foods that are so easily absorbed by the body that they’re essentially predigested. Many foods also are engineered to overcome our satiety mechanisms, which drives us to overeat and gain weight, experts say.