No matter that Japanese housewives paid up to eight times the American price for rice, five times the American price for beef, fruit and processed food, and three to four times as much for travel, clothing and telephone calls.

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Compare a snack of walnuts and dried fruit to a fat-free processed cookie.

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This means avoid processed food, and keep to a natural diet, like fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts, fish.

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Eat a fruit, cereal, or something else healthy whenever you have the urge to eat some processed foods to gain back some energy.

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People who adopt a diet rich in fruit and vegetables are 30 percent less likely to get depressed compared to those whose diets are loaded with processed foods, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.

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