junk food

Example Sentences

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She points to a study which claims that London Underground's 2019 ban on junk food adverts led to less people buying such products in the UK capital.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Blaenau Gwent council is looking at how it can support healthier lives in Wales' most obese area, with a ban on junk food advertising proposed.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

So, yes, junk food is even junkier than previously thought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Most ultraprocessed products are what we think of as junk food, meaning they are high in added sugars, salt and saturated fat and low in fiber, vitamins and minerals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

They forced factories that had made junk food to crank out healthy food instead.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix