Junk food is literally that, empty calories of energy that provide little nutritional value and usually are stored as fat. Yet junk food is irresistible and for good reason – companies spend tens of millions engineering it to be that way. It’s almost evil. Click below to get super educated on this matter. Thanks Josh and Chuck for letting us all know what’s up! All of the links for what is discussed in this episode are below the download link.

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How Junk Food Works, on HowStuffWorks

Is high-fructose corn syrup bad for you? 2009 SYSK episode

Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food, on Academia

The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food, on the New York Times

Junk food diet for weight loss? On the Mayo Clinic blog

RIP Cereals: 34 Parts of A Complete Breakfast That Are No Longer With Us, an SYSK slideshow

Your Apples Are A Year Old, on Food Renegade