00:00Two meals, same calories, same carbs, same fat, same protein.
00:04But your body treated them very differently.
00:06Virginia Tech researchers in the journal Nature Metabolism matched two meals within 1% for calories.
00:13Carbs, fat, protein, water, and salt.
00:15One was ultra-processed, with deli turkey.
00:18Veggie chips, a cookie, and instant potatoes.
00:21The other was banana, cheese, and egg, and dried cranberries.
00:24The ultra-processed meal caused a much higher insulin response and kept blood sugar elevated for longer.
00:31Brain scans also showed different reward activity.
00:34But experts caution it was one small meal in healthy adults aged 18 to 45.
00:39And long-term effects are unknown.
00:41Choose whole foods when you can.
00:43Disclosure.
00:44This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
