Food Can Be Literally Addictive, New Evidence Suggests

3 years ago by fossilesque to c/cooking

Highly processed foods resemble drugs of misuse in a number of disturbing ways
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spaxxor 27 points 3 years ago

No shit, we've known this for literal decades. You can get addicted to pretty much anything.

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CaptainEffort 10 points 3 years ago

There’s a big difference between something being psychologically addictive, and something being chemically addictive.

Like, yea, you can technically get addicted to anything. But there’s a massive difference between getting addicted to, say, working out, and getting addicted to nicotine.

So food being chemically addictive is not something that’s been known for decades, in fact it’s been a common topic of debate.

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GregoryTheGreat 2 points 3 years ago

Idk. My wife must workout or she is irritated all day. Working out can be like a drug.

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