8 Amazing things that happens to your body when you stop eating processed food

6. Weight Loss

IN THE LONG RUN

This might seem like a no-brainer, but in case you had doubts: A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine monitored the diets of more than 120,000 Americans over the course of two decades and found that people who consumed chips, sugary drinks, and processed meat on the reg were most likely to gain weight.

“Whole foods have more nutrients and fewer calories,” says Zuckerbot. Plus, when you cut down on processed foods, your daily carb intake will likely go down, too. If your body’s not burning carbs for fuel, it burns fat instead, she says.