Kids like apples, but they sure love cookies!
"Our response to high-sugar, high-fat foods once helped us survive as a species, she said, "but today, foods are so much more rewarding than anything our brains have evolved to handle." Although there are very few natural foods that are high in both fat and sugar, she said, many processed foods offer both. She compared these foods to strong drugs like cocaine.
"These are foods that really can sort of hijack our brains."
Although the study highlights the physiological nature of food addiction, Gearhardt said it's still unknown whether people are born with a predilection for food addiction or develop it through their behavior."
Can you guess what bag this is from?
Amount Per Serving
Serving Size 34g
Calories 160
Calories from Fat 60
Total Fat 7g 11 %
Saturated Fat 2g 10 %
Total Carbohydrate 25g 8 %
Sodium 160mg 7 %
Ingredients: SUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR, CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORNSTARCH, LEAVENING, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CHOCOLATE.
Edited by Rogerdodger, 05 April 2011 - 10:34 AM.
