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A Twist on Food Addiction
0September 25, 2014 by Johanna Burani
Some people wake up craving a warm breakfast croissant, oozing with butter and a rich cream filling. Others “can’t live” without potato chips, cheeseburgers and fries.
These people feel “addicted” to these foods. No surprise: sugar, salt and fat are food’s most effective flavor enhancers and the brain’s reward center pays close and affectionate attention to them when they enter the body. This can lead to deep-rooted neurological pathways for food addictions.
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