Did you finish all those chips at lunch (even though you vowed to only have half)? Here’s why.
The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junkfood
“So why are the diabetes and obesity and hypertension numbers still spiraling out of control? It’s not just a matter of poor willpower on the part of the consumer and a give-the-people-what-they-want attitude on the part of the food manufacturers.
What I found, over four years of research and reporting, was a conscious effort — taking place in labs and marketing meetings and grocery-store aisles — to get people hooked on foods that are convenient and inexpensive.”
Food. I need to write down all my thoughts about this vast subject, after reading so much about it and the recent meat mess in Europe.
For now let’s just say that my diet has progressively turned to almost only fresh produce and homemade, versus prepared and processed, in the past few years, and I won’t be looking back.
