A recent study from Cornell University suggests that overweight Americans do not indulge in junk food more often; researchers suspect that eating too much food in general could be more to blame for obesity.

People might not have to swear off junk food and soda to lose weight, according to a study. Researchers found that there was no difference in how often Americans who are normal weight and who are morbidly obese. Overweight and obese Americans did not eat fast-food meals more frequently than the normal weight group.

Don't get too excited — there are still health consequences to what we eat. But this might help people rethink what they cut out when they are trying to cut weight.