We are all concerned about addiction to processed and fast food, especially among youngsters. The first time, I think, here are research results pointing out reasons that are eye-openers. “Every addictive substance is something that we take from nature and we alter it, process it and refine it in a way that makes it more rewarding — and that is very clearly what happened with these hyper-palatable food substances,” said Gearhardt, who was not involved in the new study. “We treat these foods like they come from nature.
Instead, they’re foods that come from big tobacco.” Tobacco companies got into the food business 60 years ago to diversify their product portfolios. These firms had extensive libraries of colors, flavors, and additives that they developed for cigarettes, and executives realized they could use these ingredients to make a variety of processed foods... One Philip Morris…
