JJ Virgin4x NYTimes Best Selling Author, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Fitness Hall of Famer

No Bad Food?

18 Oct 2025 · 0 min

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In this short monologue, JJ Virgin challenges the notion that no foods are inherently bad. She argues that ultra‑processed foods are detrimental to health for three main reasons: (1) they are not satiating, leading people to eat more; (2) they lower metabolism by reducing the thermic effect of food; and (3) they contain harmful fats and refined carbohydrates that spike blood sugar and increase inflammation. The overall message is that not all foods are equal and ultra‑processed items should be avoided for better metabolic health and reduced inflammation.

Why do people say there aren't bad foods? This is misleading because here's the reality. Ultra-processed foods damage your health in a variety of different ways. Number 1, they make you eat more because they're not satiating. Number 2, they actually lower your metabolism. When you're eating ultra-processed foods, you get less of a thermic effect of the food as well. And number 3, they got a bunch of damaging fat and bad carbs in them that will jack your blood sugar and make you more inflamed.